Operator and passenger had been fishing around the dam area on Lake O.H. Ivie and were returning to the Elm Creek Marina in Kennedy Park in a 19 foot Bass Cat Bass boat. According to the passenger the operator was navigating by GPS and hit a rocky point at the Colorado River Municipal Water District pavilion. The passenger was ejected into the water and suffered only minor injuries not requiring first aid. The operator was ejected onto the rocks and suffered massive head injuries. The boat struck the shore at an angle a few degrees from parallel to the shore and traveled approximately 150 feet over rocks striking a large dead tree on the starboard side and then striking another tree on the port side before coming to rest on the rocks at the waters edge. The operator was ejected after the boat impacted the first tree. The operator struck a rock 24 feet from the tree.  Neither men were wearing life jackets. The kill switch lanyard was found under the operator’s body but it was not attached. The passenger stated he had seen the operator wear the kill switch around his right wrist during the last two days of fishing. There were 13 unopened Bud Lite 12 oz. cans on ice and 29 empty Bud Lite 12 oz. cans in the boat. victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Coleman County Justice of the Peace. Judge ordered a blood draw to determine the operator’s blood alcohol content. Results of the blood analysis was .17
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