RedactedNarrative: SO responded to a boat accident on Pactola Lake on 04/27/2018. SO passed on the information to WCO on 04/28/2018. 
  
  WCO made contact with P1 on 05/02/2018 to ask what happened in this boat accident. P1stated he went to the north marina at Pactola Lake on 04/27/2018 and dropped his vessel off in the water with O1 in the boat and operating it. P1 parked his vehicle and when he came back he noticed the boat had a little more water in it than it should. P1 asked O1 if he remembered to put the boat plug in and O1 said he did. They continued on their voyage and were in boarding house cove when the stern was taking on too much water and P1 told O1 to start going towards shore. 
  
  The vessel was approximately 15 feet from shore when the occupants of the vessel noticed the whole stern was under water and the boat wasn’t moving towards the shore. P1 tied a ratchet strap to the front of the boat, put on a lifejacket, and jumped into the water with O1. O1’s lifejacket was in the back of the boat which was currently under water so he jumped in without one on. They both swam to shore and P1 tied the ratchet strap around a tree nearby. They used O1’s phone to call for help, where they were exposed to the elements for some time before paramedics and law enforcement could arrive.
   
  
  The subjects had a whistle with them and were using it so maybe we could get a fix on their location. I was unable to hear the whistle. I yelled to see if they could hear me and had no response. I shined my patrol vehicle spot light onto the water and asked Dispatch while speaking with them if they could see my light shinning on the water. The subjects informed Dispatch they could not see my light shining on the water.
  
  The subjects were located in Boarding House Gulch. When we made contact on shore. I observed 2 subjects.  The male was wet from the knee area down the other subject was sitting next to a tree shivering from the cold and being totally wet from going into the water. I observed a blue plastic boat approximately 10 feet in length tied to a tree. The boat was half submerged in the water. I assisted in getting subject onto the Pontoon boat since he was very cold and not able to move very well. We transported the 2 subjects to the North Boat ramp where medical was on scene and began to treat the 2 subjects for possible hypothermia.
  
  Dispatch informed me one person had a warrant out of Minnehaha County and he had a suspended drivers license. The warrant was a minor traffic violation for approximately $ 150.00 . He was informed of his warrant and he has a suspended license. Subject informed medical and both I and Deputy he had consumed to much alcohol to drive. Deputy administered a PBT on him and the result was .142. One person informed both I and Deputy he would take care of his warrant out of Minnehaha County and get his drivers license reinstated.
  
  After medical treated them for possible hypothermia and they both signed a medical release form denying transport to the hospital. I gave them a courtesy ride.  Subject informed me he would make arrangements the following day to go get his boat and what belongings they saved from the boat.
  
  No further action taken. 
  