RedactedNarrative: I officer was notified around 8:00pm by subject about a boat on fire in the Buddy Vines area. I contacted the Jefferson County Marine Division and told him about the fire. I then left HQ and drove to meet with subject. We then arrived at Buddy Vines Camp and spoke with boat owner. I took Owner out on my boat to have him locate where his boat may be. We then saw his boat in the distance still on fire. I used my boat and made waves to put the fire out. The boat sunk with the bow sticking out of the water. We tried to pull the boat back to the dock but the bow broke loose due to the fiber glass being soft from the fire. We were able to safe only the fuel tank because it was floating. Owner stated to me that he had noticed that the boat had over heated earlier that day from getting into a shallow area with some mud. He had his trailer brought from Smiths Camp over to Buddy Vines Camp. He stated that he was the only person in the boat and decided to run it up the river to see if he could get it to stop over heating. He stated that the boat caught on fire and that he jumped over board and was picked up by a fisherman.