Vessel number one (V1) was departing the idle speed zone near "Crab Island" in Choctawhatchee Bay.  V1  accelerated on plane and proceeded in a northerly direction. As V1 continued to accelerate and cross several wakes and waves, the operator failed to adjust and accomodate for the stability issues and ultimately caused the boat to make several extreme out of control maneuvers, ultimately resulting in a hard chine turn ejecting all four occupants. At some point during the incident, three of the four occupants sustained blunt force trauma injuries. One in particular caused victim1 to be rendered unconscious. The subsequent ejection of all persons without personal flotation devices resulted in a drowning.  The vessel sustained a cracked hull and cap/hull separation near the port side beam, along the rubrail to the aft stern quarter. Good samaritan boaters assisted in retrieving the surviving occupants, and the deceased was later discovered submerged in the vicinity of the accident by law enforcement personnel.; victim2 :Multiple fractures of the left arm and wrist.  Blunt force trauma to upper torso and head. ; victim1:Victim suffered blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in a skull fracture. Victim was ejected from the boat and drowned. Medical Examiners summary stated accidental death by drowning, with contibuting factor of head trauma.; victim3 :Blunt force trauma to upper torso and head, minor scrapes and bruises to lower extremities.
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