RedactedNarrative: On august 15 2021 i, indiana conservation officer, was on patrol in la porte county when i was notified of a possible boating related injury occurring on pine lake. The initial call went out at approximately 1700 of a subject in the water from la porte county dispatch. The dispatcher stated that they were unsure if the victim was conscious or if they had a life jacket on. The dispatcher also stated that the person may have been injured in a tubing accident. Ico and i responded with ico arriving on scene approximately 15 minutes prior to me. While en route the dispatchers advised that la porte city fire department had two boats on the water to affect a rescue.
  
  I arrived on scene and observed the victim being loaded into an ambulance. I asked victim to briefly describe what happened. Victim stated that he was being pulled on a tube on the lake when the tube flipped causing him to impact the water. Victim stated that he did not know how fast he was going but thought he may have briefly lost consciousness, felt pain in his neck, and felt numbness in his left arm. Victim was currently wearing a life jacket and stated that he was wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident. Victim stated that he feared he may have had a spinal cord injury, so he requested to be left in the water while awaiting ems. 
  
  I asked victim who was operating the boat. Victim stated that "subject" was the operator and that his wife was also onboard the boat at the time. I then asked victim to describe the boat this happened with. Victim stated the boat was a 1993 mastercraft 205 which was white and blue in color. I asked victim if he or the boat operator has been consuming alcohol. Victim stated that they had all started drinking around 1400 but not to intoxication. Victim was then transported to the la porte hospital.
  
  I then attempted to contact the two personnel left on the boat involved. The boat was not in the immediate area. One of the emts that responded was knew "subject" personally and gave me her phone number. I called the number and a woman answered the phone. Operator stated that she and victim's wife  were attempting to tie the boat off to a dock but she didn't know the address. She told me the general area on the north east side of the lake where they were located and i started to head in that direction. I asked operator who was operating the boat. Operator stated that she was the boat operator at the time of the incident. 
  
  Operator called me back a few minutes later and stated that they had the boat tied up and were waiting for me. I arrived at the address a few moments later. As i began talking with operator and victim’s wife it became apparent that they had been drinking. I could smell alcohol on their breath. I collected operator and victim’s wife's identification. I then started to ask operator questions about the circumstances surrounding the incident. Operator then stated that she was not the operator, and that victim’s wife was the operator at the time of the incident. Victim’s wife then stated that she was the operator at the time of the incident. I told them both that victim already told me that operator was the operator and that operator told me on the phone she was driving at the time of the incident. Operator apologized for lying and stated she was afraid of getting in trouble for drinking while operating the boat. I then offered operator a portable breath test and she tested at .02% bac. 
  
  I then asked operator to tell me what happened. Operator stated that she was pulling victim on a tube in the middle of the southern portion of pine lake. She was making a left-hand turn which caused victim to swing out towards the right. Operator stated that she was traveling approximately 10-15 mph when the tube flipped, and victim went under. Operator stated that she didn't immediately know something went wrong until victim told them to call 911. Operator stated she had approximately 5-10 hours of boat operator experience and the water was choppy. 
  
  I then victim’s wife to describe what happened. She stated the same details as operator but added that she may have caught the incident on video. I asked her to show me the video. The video showed mostly victim’s wife's legs inside the boat but did show victim in the water on his back after the incident. Through the audio you can hear victim telling them to shut the motor off and call 911. 
  
  I then inspected the boat in question, in 3815 eb, which appeared to be in good working order. There were several containers of alcohol on the boat. The line used to pull the tube was frayed and partially separated. I took several photographs of the boat. No damage was sustained to the boat. The water appeared to be relatively calm with light wind. The weather was clear, and visibility was good. 
  
  The insurance carried on the boat was state farm. A follow up call to victim on 8/18/2021 revealed that he still did not know the full extent of his injuries. Victim stated that there may be some possible nerve damage to his left arm, but further testing would be required.
  