ON 07/04/2009, AN 11.7 FOOT CANOE FLIPED OVER ON LAKE CATHERINE. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD V1, A FATHER AND HIS SON. THEY HAD BEEN OUT FISHING ALL DAY AND WERE HEADING BACK TO THE DOCK. THE CANOE FLIPPED OVER AND BOTH OCCUPANTS FELL IN THE WATER. NEITHER OF THEM WERE WEARING PFD'S. THEY TRIED TO SWIM THE CANOE BACK TO SHORE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SWIMMING, THE VICTIM BECAME EXHAUSTED. HE CALLED TO HIS SON FOR HELP AND HIS SON TRIED TO GET HIM BACK TO SHORE HE WAS UNABLE TO RESCUE HIM AND THE VICTIM WENT OUT OF SIGHT. THE VICTIM WAS RECOVERED THE NEXT DAY ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE BY THE MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DIVE TEAM. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF DEATH TO BE DROWNING.
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