On 06/09/2023 Conservation Officer (CO) 1 was dispatched to a boating incident on East Lake Okoboji, near the Hwy 71 Bridge, located in Dickinson County, Iowa.  CO 1 was advised that a male individual (later identified as Operator) was face down in the water.  CO 1 arrived on scene shortly after receiving the call and observed several Seasonal Water Patrol Officers (WPOs) transporting Operator to shore where locals first responders were waiting.  Operator was transported to Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa for medical evaluation.  CO 1 learned Operator had likely suffered from a seizure and fell off the jetski he had been operating.  Operator was wearing a lifejacket and was using an emergency cut-off switch lanyard.
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