OSAGE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Osage County helped with a water rescue of stranded boaters and made an arrest on Tuesday night.

The motor quit on a boat on Melvern Reservoir late Tuesday, according to Osage County Sheriff Laurie Dunn. Deputies and a Kansas Game Warden helped rescue the boaters.

After checking, authorities determined one boater was wanted on a felony warrant in Shawnee County, according to Dunn.

It was a routine check of a driver’s license, according to Mike Miller with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.

The wanted suspect was taken into custody without incident and transported to Shawnee County.

Officials in Shawnee County did not respond to a request for the name of the suspect or information on the warrant.