RedactedNarrative: On 7-19-2022 at approximately 7:01 pm i was contacted my mahaska county dispatch. Dispatch made me aware of a canoe floating down the des moines river in mahaska county with no one in the vessel or around the vessel. At the time of the call the vessel was located near river rd. At this time i was enroute to eveland access boat ramp. Upon my arrival to the boat ramp i was met by oskaloosa fire department water rescue. Myself and fire captain started up river searching for the canoe and persons in the water. At approximately 7:45 pm a unattended canoe bearing iowa registration was located near the intersection of river road and ford ave. This canoe was pulled to shore. The search continued upstream. At approximately 8:25 pm i located a male that was floating down the river wearing a life jacket. This male was taken to shore and loaded in the boat where is was taken to the bank along river road to awaiting ambulance. This male was identified as operator and the registered owner of the canoe that was found floating down the river. Operator was taken by the ambulance to mahaska health partnership to be checked by health care providers.
  
  Investigation was done once uscg brought it to our attention it was reportable.  Victim/operator never produced an operator's report so any missing information is not available.
  