The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report...
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report from Feb. 16 - Feb. 22 includes incidents in the Lake Okeechobee area. This report represents some events the FWC handled over specified weeks; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.
• Officer Allen observed a subject fishing from the E-Lock on the Kissimmee River in a posted "no trespassing" area. The subject had been previously charged with trespassing on another water control structure in 2019 by the same officer. He was issued a notice to appear in court.
• Officer Watson responded late at night to a call about two subjects who were stranded after their boat sank on Lake Okeechobee. The officer located the subjects, who were cold and wet but otherwise uninjured and in good spirits. Officer Watson transported the subjects to shore and vessel recovery efforts started the following day.
• Officer Dziewiatkowski, Lieutenant Davis and two Okeechobee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a person who got lost in Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park while riding an electric bike. The bike’s battery became drained, stranding the individual on a remote trail. After communicating with the subject, the officers set out on a side-by-side to locate him. After a couple hours of searching, the subject was located and transported safely back to the main road of the park.
