On May 28, 2011 at 5:09 pm Clear Lake Dispatcher reported that a person was in the water & unconscious.  Officer arrived to assist Clear Lake Fire & Rescue paramedics move an individual onto the dock.  Victim had a light blue color to his face and appeared to be gasping for breath.  Victim had only a pair of jeans and shirt on & was not wearing a life jacket. The individual identified as Good Samaritan said he was asked by another person on the dock if he would go out to a man who needed help in the water since Good Samaritan had a jet ski he was putting in the water.  Witness said he was fishing on the city sea wall dock & noticed a man in a boat.  As he continued fishing for about another 15 minutes and noticed a cooler floating in the water.  Witness looked out to where he saw the boat earlier to see the boat capsized and the man in the water.  Witness said he yelled for help and jumped into a small fishing boat tied to the dock.  Witness attempted to use the boat for a rescue but couldn't keep the motor running.  another witness and friend of Victim was also on the dock.  Witness2 said that he received a phone call from Victim to meet him at the city beach so that Victim could go get his truck and trailer.  Witness2 arrived around 5:05 pm and noticed that Victim was bailing water out of his boat.  Around 5:10 pm Witness2 said the boat capsized and Victim was struggling in the water.  Officer talked with Victim who told him that he was trying to get back to the dock because of the windy conditions when the waves started coming over the back of the boat.  Victim then stated that instead of staying with the boat after it capsized, he started swimming to shore trying to take his shoes off as he was swimming.
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