VESSEL WAS A 17'3" REGAL OPEN MOTORBOAT WITH 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD.  ON 7/19/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM PERSONS ON BOARD WERE ADRIFT ON PYRAMID LAKE, AT THAT TIME THE VESSEL STARTING TAKING ON WATER, THE OCCUPANTS ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE LEAK TO NO AVAIL AT THIS TIME THE OCCUPANTS WERE FORCED TO ABANDON THE VESSEL WITH LIFE JACKETS ON.  THE VESSEL THEN SANK, THE INDIVIDUALS SWAM FOR SHORE WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS.  ONCE ON SHORE THEY THEN HIKED ANOTHER 6 HOURS TO SAFETY.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  THE VESSEL WAS RECOVERED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.  AT THIS TIME NO DETERMINATION ON WHY THE VESSEL SANK (EQUIPMENT?/MECHANICAL-ENGINE DIED WHEN PUT IN IDLE).  ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO VESSEL $9700.00 WATER DAMAGE.
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