RedactedNarrative: I, indiana conservation officer (ico), responded to a sinking boat on monroe reservoir on monday, may 18, 2015, at approximately 1506 hours.  Ico dispatch received a call of a sinking boat on lake lemon around 1506 hours from a subject who advised that their boat had capsized but they had made it safe to shore.    At approximately 1528, i was able to make contact with subject who advised that they are in butcher holler on monroe reservoir.  Subject attempted to explain where they were on monroe reservoir.  
   
  At approximately 1612 hours, i was able to locate subject and operator on monroe reservoir.  Their location was the first cove past salt creek estates on the crooked creek side of monroe reservoir.  Their boat (in3966dt) was capsized in the water with the stern submerged and the bow out of the water.  Ico and i assisted in gathering subject and operator's items from the water and placed their belongings on our boat.  I made contact with another person who agreed to assist operator with his capsized vessel.  With subject, operator, and their belongings onboard my patrol boat, we made way back to cutright, where i dropped them and their stuff off at their vehicle.
   
  Operator was not sure what caused the boat to sink.  Operator's initial idea is that the live well potentially flooded the boat.  Operator stated that they had been on the water for several hours and nothing caused any concern.  Operator explained that they had been sitting still fishing and all of a sudden the boat capsized.
   
  Another subject thoughts that the seals on the transom where the cables go through the transom are not completely sealed and were leaking water through the hull.  He advised it is readily apparent that the seals were not water tight.
   