RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was trollling for crappie under the highway 57 bridge on hyco lake in person county. Operator stood up from the seat where he was controlling the trolling motor and hit his head on the bridge, lost consciousness, and fell overboard. 
  
  Through later investigations, operator stated that he fell overboard and got stuck on a fishing rod holder and was upside down over the side of his boat. His son helped hold operator up. Witnesses helped escort operator to the boat ramp and lake patrol was notified. Ems was called and responded to the scene and operator was life flighted to duke hospital. According to ems and lake authority on scene, there was an empty liquor bottle on the vessel and the operator appeared to be intoxicated. A search warrant was then applied for from superior court judge for the medical records, and the medical records revealed a bac of .22. He was then charged with operating while impaired.
  
  
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