RedactedNarrative: On May 23rd at approximately 10:45pm, OPERATOR 1 was attempting to load his jon boat on a hoist at the Cascade Boat Club Burlington, Iowa on the Mississippi River.  The river was almost to flood stage and the current was strong.  
  
  As OPERATOR 1 attempted to load the boat, he became high centered and killed the motor.  The stern of the vessel began to take on water and eventually flooded the battery.  OPERATOR 1 attempted to restart the boat, but was unsuccessful.  
  
  PASSENGER 1, who was operating the boat hoist then jumped on board V1 to assist in restarting it.  V1 drifted away from the hoist and the 2 occupants floated on the river for some time until PASSENGER 1 tossed out the anchor in an attempt to stop their drift. 
  
  The anchor was tied to the center console and when it finally caught, it immediately overturned the vessel.  OPERATOR 1 & PASSENGER 1 then swam to the overturned vessel and climbed on top. They again drifted for sometime until about 3 am, when a barge spotted them and took them to shore.  Alcohol was detected. Neither individuals were wearing life jackets.