On 7/1/2023 I, Lt. 1, received a phone call from KSP Dispatch that there was a stranded boater on Carr Creek Lake near the old Carr Creek High School area and that he had his son with him. I was off duty so I checked on the location of our closest officer to the call. All KDFWR officers in Post 13  were working a detail in Leslie County so I decided t o come 10-8 and take care of the call. I went enroute at 2116 and arrived at the Carr Creek Marina at 2147. I called the Operator and asked where his exact location was. He advised they were tied to the bank near the old Carr Creek Hign h School are along Hwy 160. 
     When I arrived at the scene of the vessel, I found Passengers 1, 3, and 2, standing on the bank and Operator still in the boat. The boat was taking on water and was partially submerged. I got the children and Passenger 1 onto my patrol boat and then assisted Operator to exit his boat. As soon as he stepped off of his boat, it began to take on more water and everything except a couple feet of the bow submerged. Operator had tied the vessel bow to a tree so it wouldn't completely sink. I transported Operator, Passengers 1, 2, and 3 back to their vehicle at the Littcarr boat ramp. I advised Operator that we could meet in the morning to see what he needed to do to get the boat out. 
     I asked Operator what had happened to cause the boat to take on water. He said as soon as he launched the boat from the Littcarr boat ramp, they began to see water coming into the vessel. He said as long as the boat was moving, the water only came in slowly, but when the boat stopped, it rushed in. Eventually the motor quit running and they were able to get to the shore. He said it was possible that he had forgotten to put the plug in the boat. 
     The next day, I met Operator, USACE Park Ranger and marina mechanic, to see about removal of the boat. Marina mechanic was able to raise the boat and pump out the water so I could tow it back to the Littcarr ramp. After talking to Marina mechanic, he advised that the damage could be as high as $5,000 due to all of the electrical equipment being damaged but he wouldn't know for sure until he started working on it. 


-LT. 1
Carr Creek Lake
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