RedactedNarrative: OPERATOR OF V1 REPORTED LAUNCHING HIS VESSEL AT ALLENS POINT BOAT RAMP AND TRAVELING BY WATER TO THE SOUTHWEST AREA OF THE WINGANON BRIDGE TO FISH. OPERATOR REPORTED CHECKING HIS VESSEL TWICE TO MAKE SURE DRAIN PLUG WAS INSTALLED. OPERATOR REPORTED TO INVESTIGATOR THAT DRAIN PLUG WAS IN VESSEL WHEN VESSEL WAS LAUNCHED. OPERATOR REPORTED THAT HE ANCHORED V1 NEAR THE BRIDGE WITHIN THE ROCK LEVEE AREA FOR A SHORT TIME. OPERATOR STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH HIS ENGINE POWER LIFT SYSTEM AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY LOWERING HIS OUTBOARD ENGINE. OPERATOR STATED HE THEN DECIDED TO LIFT HIS ANCHORS AND START VESSEL IN ORDER TO RETURN TO ALLENS POINT BOAT RAMP SO HE COULD ACCESS THE ISSUES WITH THE LIFT. AFTER PULLING ANCHORS AND STARTING ENGINE - OPERATOR BEGAN TO THROTTLE ENGINE UP. OPERATOR STATED THAT THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN AND DIED SHORTLY AS THE VESSEL BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. OPERATOR STATED THAT HE TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED WATER WAS COMING INTO THE REAR (AFT) PORTION OF V1 AND WAS UP TO THE VENTS LOCATED ON THE REAR GUNNEL AREAS. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO CALL 911 AND GIVE HIS LOCATION WHILE RETRIEVING HIS TYPE III PFD. OPERATOR STATED HE WAS ABLE TO PUT HIS PFD ON AND ALSO RETRIEVE HIS TYPE IV FLOATATION DEVICE AS EXTRA SUPPORT.  OPERATOR STATED HIS VESSEL SWAMPED AND SANK IN A MATTER OF A FEW MINUTES LEAVING HIM IN THE WATER. OPERATOR WAS RESCUED FROM THE WATER WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES FROM TIME CALL WAS RECEIVED BY NORTHWEST FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND. AT TIME OF REPORT V1 HAD SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF OOLOGAH LAKE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE ON GOING BY RED BUD MARINA AND OWNER. CAUSE OF SWAMPING (FLOODING) AT TIME OF REPORT IS UNDETERMINED.
  