.... once Piercy had maneuvered his boat next to Ellingson, the trooper showed no urgency in helping the man in the water, didn't turn on his red lights and didn't motion for them to assist. The family eventually left the area thinking the trooper had everything under control.

They had no idea that, beneath the water's surface, Ellingson's hands were cuffed behind his back. They did not know that the young man would soon slip to the bottom of the lake....