(North Webster, IN) - DNR officers rescued three fishermen from a lake in Kosciusko County. It happened on Sunday at Spear Lake in North Webster, northwest of Warsaw.

At about 2:15 p.m. La Porte time, officers responded to a call of boaters in distress. According to the police report, a small fishing boat with three men in it took on water and sank as one of them leaned over to retrieve a dropped fishing rod. The three were brought to shore uninjured.

Authorities say the men were not wearing personal floatation devices, as required by law.