Incident Report Details
Investigated By | Incident# | Date | Time | County | Incident Type | Location | Lake/River | Troop |
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CPL. B. G. GROVES (837) | 230408139 | 07/29/2023 | 1:00PM | ST. CHARLES | PERSON(S) IMPACTS WATERCRAFT | MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT TWO BRANCH ISLAND | MISSISSIPPI RIVER | C |
Boat. # | Boat Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Name | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Boat Direction |
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1 | 1983 HYDROSTREAM VECTOR | NONE | TOWED TO JOHN'S HARBOR BY PRIVATE TOW | FINLEY, JAMES K | MALE | 25 | YES | MOSCOW MILLS, MO | NONE | NORTHBOUND |
Boat. # | Name | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
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1 | FINLEY, JAMES K | MALE | 25 | MODERATE | YES | MOSCOW MILLS, MO | DRIVER | TAKEN TO MERCY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS BY ST. CHARLES COUNTY AMBULANCE |
THE VESSEL WAS TRAVELING UPSTREAM ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT TWO BRANCH ISLAND. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHEN THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE VESSEL IN CHOPPY WATER. THE VESSEL TURNED AND DRIVER 1 STRUCK THE INTERIOR OF THE VESSEL. ASSISTED BY ST. CHARLES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ST. CHARLES COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICT, ST. CHARLES COUNTY PD OFFICERS, MSGT D. DUFFIE (1325), CPL. A. MICHELS (1381), CPL. D. HIGHLEY (267), CPL. B. GIESLER (604) |