operator HAD BEEN FISHING FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 HOURS IN APALACHEE BAY SEVERAL MILES EAST OF THE ST MARKS LIGHTHOUSE. AROUND 1300 HOURS VESSEL APPEARED TO DRIFT IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. AT APPROXIMATELY 1328 HOURS THE VESSEL TURNED TOWARD THE WEST. THE VESSEL SPEED INCREASED FROM 2 KNOTS TO 21 KNOTS IN ABOUT 49 SECONDS. AS THE VESSEL REACHED THE SPEED OF 21 KNOTS THE VESSEL MADE A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES AND THEN A SERIES OF RIGHT TURNS AT GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES. BODY WAS LOCATED FLOATING IN THE WATER WHERE THE VESSEL APPEARED TO LOSE CONTROL. INFORMATION FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SHOWS THAT HE DIED FROM ACCIDENTAL DROWNING
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