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Incident Report for Case #2012-175186
Incident Type
Safety HazardIncident Date
06/24/2012 - 4:45 AMAddress
140 Iota CourtSuspect(s)
N/AArrested
N/AVictim(s)
22-year-old male of Madison, WIDetails
On 6/24/2012, at approximately 4:45am, Madison Police responded to the area of 140 Iota Court reference a female calling about concerns of her intoxicated boyfriend swimming in Lake Mendota. Responding officers stated that from a nearby pier, the 22-year-old male could not be seen by the naked eye, based on how far he had moved from the shoreline. It is said that the 22-year-old male had been drinking for several days, and had been up all night long before he decided to take the enthusiastic swim! The Madison Fire Department launched their Water Rescue Team, and officers stated they could hear the 22-year-old male screaming for help. The rescue team responded, and performed the rescue, before this individual succumbed to drowning after having made a poor decision of swimming with an elevated amount of intoxicants on board. The Madison Fire Department has posted a number of things for individuals to consider with making the decision to swim in open bodies of water such as Lake Mendota (i.e. water currents/temperature), but based on the circumstances that existed in this case, time of night and excessive alcohol were the two notable things that almost led to a perilous end of this struggling swimmer. People should pay special attention to all of these factors when making critical decisions that will impact them indefinitely. PO Howard PayneReleased 06/25/2012 at 9:26 AM by P.O. Howard Payne
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