RedactedNarrative: On April 21, 2009 the operator of Unit 1 left out of Lakeside Marina with 2 other passengers, to retrieve trot lines they had out near markers 70 and 71 on Lake Marion. After reviewing statements and weather information the following conclusion can be made; while the three men were retrieving the trotlines or coming back into the landing the vessel capsized. The bodies of the 2 passengers were located on 04/22/2009 and the body of the operator was located on 4/23/09. All three victims had life jackets on when their bodies were recovered. The coroner ruled all three deaths as drowning. The contributing factor to the boating fatality was weather. At time of this report the vessel has not been recovered.
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Marion