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  This report involves a boat that sunk at the fairfield boat ramp on brookville reservoir. 	
  
  Involved persons:
  Details of investigation/ incident:
  	on friday july 26, 2019 at around 0930 a sunken boat was reported to south region dispatch.  I, indiana conservation officer corporal, observed the call on our cad system and responded.  I arrived around 1030, observed the sunken boat and called brookville reservoir assistant property manager to verify if the office had been advised.  
  
  	i ran the boat registration through south region dispatch and discovered the registration number was not valid.  I returned to the boat and ran the registration number on the valid kentucky excise sticker and received a return. 
  
  	i then patrolled to the parking lot and located a truck and trailer that probably went with the boat.  I located a male subject inside the truck who was the owner of the sunken boat.
  
  	owner informed this officer that he had davis towing en route to remove the boat.  I asked what had happened and operator replied he put the boat on the night prior around 2200 and tied it to the dock.  He returned to his truck to sleep the night and meet some friends the following day.  He added he checked on his boat around 0200 and it was fine but when he returned to check on it at 0700 it had taken on water and the stern was under water.  He stated that by the time he made phone calls for assistance the stern was completely submerged.
  
  	i asked if he had the boat out prior and he replied this was the first time this year due he had some mechanical work done to the motors. 
  
  	davis towing arrived and recovered the boat.  I spoke with diver and he advised that the boat plug was not in.  I photographed the key was in the off position and that the drain plug was not in place nor in the boat (see attached photographs).
  
  	boat was taken by davis towing per geico insurance.  
  
  End of report. 
  
  