Incident Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | Date | Time | County | Incident Type | Location | Lake/River | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSGT. D. H. BROWN #241 | 230300122 | 06/07/2023 | 2:40PM | HICKORY | PERSON(S) DEPARTS WATERCRAFT VOLUNTARILY | LIGHTFOOT RESORT, 20 YARDS FROM THE SHORE | POMME DE TERRE LAKE | D |
| Boat. # | Boat Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Name | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Boat Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 HURRICANE 18 FOOT VESSEL | NONE | LEFT AT SCENE | NONE, NONE | MALE | UNK | UNKNOWN | N/A | N/A | NORTHBOUND |
| Boat. # | Name | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESSLER, STEVEN L | MALE | 59 | FATAL | NO | HOUSTON, MO | OCCUPANT | CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BOLIVAR, MO |
| DROWNING REPORT- NEXT OF KIN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED - THIS IS TROOP D'S 3RD DROWNING FOR 2023. THIS INCIDENT OCCURED AS VESSEL 1 WAS ADRIFT IN A COVE. VICTIM 1 JUMPED FROM THE VESSEL INTO THE WATER TO SWIM. VICTIM 1 SURFACED FROM WATER, YELLED FOR HELP AND THAT HE COULD NOT BREATH. WITNESSES SWIMMING AND ON THE VESSEL THREW A LIFEJACKET TO VICTIM 1 AND TRIED TO ASSIST HIM TO LAND BUT WERE UNABLE TO KEEP HIM ABOVE WATER. CPR WAS CONDUCTED UNTIL EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TOOK OVER LIFE SAVING MEASURES. ALL LIFE SAVING ATTMEPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND VICTIM 1 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT CITIZEN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ON 6/7/2023 AT 1611 BY DR. JEFFREY SMIESHEK. |