The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says a man was arrested for nearly killing his father on the water early Thursday.

Nicholas Frazier, 20, and his father were on a boat on Burns Ditch outside of Portage when they got into an argument. F

razier hit his father with a blunt object, which made them both fall into the water.

The father was taken to a hospital and later released after medical evaluation.

Frazier was taken to the Porter County Jail, facing preliminary charges of attempted murder, battery, and other charges.