Incident Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | Date | Time | County | Incident Type | Location | Lake/River | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSGT. D. DUFFIE (1325) | 240316535 | 06/23/2024 | 4:55PM | FRANKLIN | PERSON(S) EJECTED FROM WATERCRAFT | MERAMEC RIVER UPSTREAM OF HIGHWAY O BRIDGE | MERAMEC RIVER | C |
| Boat. # | Boat Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Boat Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 WELDBILT 160 | MINOR | LEFT AT GRAVEL BAR | ADULT | MALE | 29 | NO | ST CLAIR, MO | UNKNOWN | NORTHBOUND |
| Boat. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADULT | MALE | 29 | SERIOUS | NO | ST CLAIR, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED TO MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS BY MERAMEC AMBULANCE DISTRICT |
| VESSEL 1 WAS TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM ON THE MERAMEC RIVER. OPERATOR #1 WAS STANDING WHILE OPERATING VESSEL 1. AS OPERATOR #1 WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE RIVER, HE WAS STRUCK BY A HANGING TREE LIMB AND PINNED TO HIS ENGINE. OPERATOR 1 WAS EJECTED FROM VESSEL 1 INTO THE MERAMEC RIVER. VESSEL 1 CONTINUED DOWNSTREAM APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS BEFORE STRIKING THE RIVER LEFT BANK. ASSISTED BY CPL. B. GROVES (837), CPL. M. WHITE (1446), TPR. E. TALLEUR (632) |