At approximately 5:00pm on September 26th 2020, Noble county game warden Stephen Paul received a call from a Noble county sheriff’s deputy. A 911 call had been made to local dispatch of a potential drowning in progress on Sooner lake. Warden Paul then contacted Kay county game warden Spencer Grace asking for his assistance and a second search boat. Warden Paul met the Noble county Undersheriff at Sooner lake. Warden Paul and the Noble County Undersheriff went out to the main body of the lake near the dam where the reporting party was anchored near the dam with a disabled boat. The RP said their boat ran out of fuel after fishing all day. His brother was trying to refuel the boat when he dropped their only fuel can in the lake. The brother jumped into the water to retrieve the fuel can without a personal floatation device on. The wind was blowing approximately 15-20 mph and the lake had 3’-4’ swells. The boat quickly drifted away from the brother in the water. The RP stated his brother was in shorts and was last seen clinging to the half full fuel can. The RP pointed the two officers to the area his brother was last seen. The two officers began searching for the brother in the main body of the lake. The Noble county Undersheriff spotted a red fuel can in the lake. As the officers got closer they observed the brother grasping the fuel can struggling to keep his head above the water. The officers were able to pull the individual to the boat with a throw rope and load him into Warden Paul’s boat. Pawnee county EMS and Ponca City EMS were waiting at the boat ramp where they were able to begin treating the brother for chemical burns on his face and hands. The fuel can that was keeping him afloat was also splashing gasoline on his upper body. The individual was immediately transported to Stillwater hospital for treatment. A huge thank you to the Noble county sheriff’s office, Pawnee county sheriff’s office, Pawnee EMS, Ponca City EMS, OG&E, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The timeliness of the response was instrumental in making the situation a rescue instead of a recovery!