RedactedNarrative: I, indiana conservation officer (ico), was dispatched to a boat going over the rockford dam in jackson county indiana, on february 19, 2017 about 14:08.
  
  I arrived on scene dawned my lifejacket grabbed my throw bag from my commission, and ran toward the stranded boat. There were several local officers on scene upon arrival, several local deputies and isp had pulled the boat toward the bank and began the rescue.
  
  When the two subjects were rescued from the boat by the jackson county sheriff's dept. And turned over to ems, i gathered the boat information, and information from the officers on scene. The two subjects was transported to schneck medical center, by jackson county ems.
  
  I went to schneck medical center to interview the two subjects. Upon interviewing operator he explained that he had turned away from the dam with the bow of the boat pointing away and continued fishing. Operator explained he knew he was getting too close to the dam so he turned the trolling motor speed from 1 to 3. 
  
  After the boat continued toward the dam operator explained that he instructed his wife to start the gas motor. He explained things happened so fast that she could not start the motor in time to recover the boat from going over the dam.
  
  Operator said he had charged the batteries the night before, and didn't know why the trolling motor had lost power. Operator and occupant were not wearing a pfd at the time the boat went over the dam. They put their pfd's on after the boat had went over the dam. The boat was equipped with a fire extinguisher, and a throw able pfd.
  
  I interviewed occupant in a separate hospital room, and she verified the same story that operator had explained. Both were treated and released for mild hypothermia.
  