V1 WAS TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM OUT SIDE OF THE MAIN CHANNEL AND RAN AGROUND ON A SANDBAR THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1-2 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE. V1 STOPPED DUE TO THE SHALLOW WATER AND OPERATOR 1 DOVE INTO THE WATER. OPERATOR 1 STRUCK THE RIVER BED CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY.
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