RedactedNarrative: On 11/19/19 at approximately 5:15 AM Operator, Subject1, and Subject2 launched their boat on the Illinois River in Ottawa to go waterfowl hunting. At approximately 5:30 AM they had reached the area they had planned on hunting. As Operator was slowing down water started coming in over the bow (front) of the boat. Operator gave the motor more fuel to try and get the bow up out of the water. The bow stayed in the water and more water started coming into the boat. Subject1 stated that when the water started coming in over the bow he and Subject2 moved to the stern (rear). With all the added weight in the stern water, started coming in over the transom. When I asked Subject2 and Operator about water coming over the transom they said it happened so fast, they didn’t''t remember that. All three exited the boat voluntarily, their concern was the boat was filling up with water and the top of the boat was covered by a hard shell waterfowl blind, the homemade blind was just added to the boat. I asked if they had PFD''s on board they all said yes but they had floated away when the water came into the boat.
  
  Subject2 called 911 at 5:39 AM. LaSalle County Sheriff''s Department, Ottawa River Rescue, Ottawa Fire Department, Grand Ridge EMS and I, CPO, were dispatched.  Towboat "River Crest" located the boat at approximately 6:30 AM. The crew of the River Crest pulled the three men and their dog out of the river and into their boat. The River Crest took them to their terminal where they were met by Grand Ridge and Ottawa EMS.
  
  Subject2, Subject1, and Operator were transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa.  When the boat was towed to shore I conducted a boat safety inspection, I located 2 PFDs and the other required equipment. There was no physical damage to the boat. I was able to read the capacity plate (see attached photograph) The boat is rated for 690 lbs, which includes motor, persons and gear. Per their listed weights on their Illinois Driver''s licenses the total passenger weight on the boat at the time of the accident was 605 lbs, the dog on board weighed approximately 75 lbs, per marine.honda.com the motor weighs 155-160 lbs, the blind weighs approximately 100 lbs, and all the gear on board weighed approximately 75 lbs. This equals 1010 lbs or 320 lbs more than the boat is rated for. Operator was issued a warning for having an overloaded vessel.
  