Incident Report Details
Investigated By | Incident# | Date | Time | County | Incident Type | Location | Lake/River | Troop |
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CPL. B. GROVES (837) | 240434767 | 08/25/2024 | 7:22PM | ST. CHARLES | FIRE/EXPLOSION (UNKNOWN ORIGIN) | MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DARDENNE SLOUGH NEAR LAKE CENTER MARINA | MISSISSIPPI RIVER | C |
Boat. # | Boat Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Boat Direction |
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1 | 1995 BAYLINER | MODERATE | TOWED TO/BY YACHT CLUB OF ST LOUIS BY TOW BOAT US | ADULT | MALE | 72 | YES | ST LOUIS, MO | NONE | NORTHBOUND |
Boat. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
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1 | ADULT | FEMALE | 49 | MINOR | YES | ST. PETERS, MO | OCCUPANT | REFUESD MEDICAL TREATMENT |
1 | ADULT | FEMALE | 61 | MODERATE | YES | CHESTERFIELD, MO | OCCUPANT | TRANSPORTED BY ST CHARLES COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICT TO MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS |
1 | ADULT | MALE | 72 | MINOR | YES | ST LOUIS, MO | DRIVER | REFUESD MEDICAL TREATMENT |
INVESTIGATION OF THE CRASH INDICATED THE VESSEL WAS TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IN THE DARDENNE SLOUGH, NEAR LAKE CENTER MARINA. DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED BURNS. |