RedactedNarrative: On July 5, 2014, at 10:31PM, CPO and I were assisting Rockford City Police in downtown Rockford when we were informed of a boat accident involving a possible drowning. The location initially given was Bypass 20 at Harrison Ave., however, it was later learned that the location was the Rock River at Harrison Ave.bridge, just east of South Main St. Rockford, IL. 
  
  CPO and I arrived on-scene at the Shell gas station on the west side of the Rock River at 10:37PM. Once on-scene, I met with Rockford Fire Department Personnel, Rockford Police personnel and Winnebago Co. Sheriff''s Police. I was informed that one of the two occupants involved in the boat accident of boat #1 (canoe), was in the back seat of a Rockford City Police Department squad. The second occupant involved in the boat accident was missing. 
  
  During the course of my initial investigation, I learned that boat #1 was occupied by occupant (stern operator) and operator (bow operator) of a (14'') Sears canoe at the time of the accident. The boat was being operated in flooded, strong currents of the Rock River and the men had been fishing just prior to the accident. While returning upstream, Occupant and Operator were paddling against the strong current. As Operator and Occupant operated the canoe north of the Harrison St. bridge (later determined to be the west side of bridge pillar #1 from the east bank on the Rock River), the current pushed the canoe (west) back around the second concrete bridge pillar (later determined to be the west side of bridge pillar #2 from the east bank of the Rock River) and the men began floating back downstream. Operator and Occupant began paddling back north against the current again, which pushed their vessel against a concrete bridge pillar(west side of the second concrete pillar west of the east bank of the Rock River at Harrison Ave. bridge). Operator stated he could no longer paddle because the side of the canoe (starboard side) was against the west side of bridge pillar #2. Operator began pushing against the side of the bridge pillar to create space between the canoe and the pillar, which Operator believed may have caused boat #1 to overturn. Boat #1 subsequently capsized, throwing Occupant and Operator in the water. Prior to the accident, Operator stated they had realized their concrete cinder block, which they had fastened to the anchor line, had broken and was no longer attached, so they tied a rock to the anchor line as a make-shift anchor. Operator said when the canoe capsized, the rock-anchor line held the boat stationary in the current. According the Operator, he (Operator) and Occupant held onto the canoe for some length of time. Operator and Occupant reportedly had a conversation and the men believed thay couldn''t stay with the canoe because they would die from hypothermia. Operator said Occupant began swimming for shore and a short time later began to call for help. Operator stated he (Operator) swam to Occupant location at which time Occupant reportedly grabbed Operator, submerging Operator. Operator, believing he (Operator) would drown if he stayed to help Occupant, so Operator swam to shore to summon help. Occupant body was recovered on 07/08/14. Toxicology results are pending for Operator. If the toxicology reports are positive, the case will be referred to the State''s Attorney''s Office for review.