By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)

Crowsnest Pass man charged with impaired care and control of a boat

Aug 15, 2018 | 3:58 PM

PINCHER CREEK – A 36-year-old man has been charged with impaired care and control of a vessel, as well as liquor offences, after taking his boat out on the Oldman Reservoir with a 7-year-old child on board, as well as a 32-year-old woman who was also intoxicated.

Pincher Creek Emergency Services and RCMP say on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 8:30 p.m. they received a 9-1-1 call from the boater that his boat had quit, and they were in peril.

With limited information and thunderstorms moving in, Pincher Creek Fire, Cowley Fire and the RCMP responded to the North Fork boat launch.

There they located the boat, the two adults and the child on the Crowsnest River arm of the reservoir, where they were sitting on a shallow muddy area.

The adults were found to be intoxicated, and the man operating the boat was arrested and charged.

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RCMP want to remind all boaters that alcohol and boating don’t mix, creating a dangerous situation for themselves and other boaters, especially when children are involved.

The penalty and consequences for operating or having care and control of a boat are the same as driving any motor vehicle.

Anyone charged operating a vessel while impaired is also prohibited from operating any motor vehicle, and their driver’s licence is seized and suspended under the Provincial Legislation.