Incident Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | Date | Time | County | Incident Type | Location | Lake/River | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPL J. M. HURT (1374) | 250378008 | 08/06/2025 | 3:15PM | CRAWFORD | PERSON(S) FALLS OVERBOARD | VILANDER BLUFF IN ONONDAGA STATE PARK | MERAMEC RIVER | I |
| Boat. # | Boat Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Boat Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OSAGE CANOE | NONE | RETURNED TO OWNER | ADULT | MALE | 65 | NO | O'FALLON MO | NONE | SOUTHEAST |
| Boat. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADULT | MALE | 65 | FATAL | NO | O'FALLON MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED BY CRAWFORD COUNTY CORONER TO CORONER'S OFFICE |
| DROWNING - NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED. SUBJECT SUFFERED A MEDICAL INCIDENT, FELL OUT OF A CANOE AND DROWNED. PRONOUNCED DECEASED BY CRAWFORD COUNTY INVESTIGATOR AMBER SCOTT AT 1912 HOURS. THIS IS TROOP I'S FIRST WATER FATALITY FOR AUGUST AND SECOND WATER FATALITY FOR 2025. ASSISTED BY MSGT J. J. MCDONALD (693), SGT K. MERSEAL (853), SGT L. B. MONAHAN (1304), CPL A. D. SMITH (1357), TPR C. W. TIERNEY (1386). |