On January 26, 2009, Subject 1 and 4 of his friends launched his boat from at Velas Camp on Falcon lake and headed out.  Subject 1 was operating the boat and all the other passengers were up fron on the bow of the boat.  In choppy waters the weight of the individuals on the bow caused the bow to go under.
The 4 passengers up front tried to get to the rear of the boat, but as they did the boat sank nose first very rapidly.  None of the occupants were wearing PFDs, and they had to depend on a few items that floated from the boat to keep them afloat.  One passenger swam to shore.
A witness on the bank, heard the men screaming for help and he immediately went out in his boat to try and save them.  As he approached subject 1, the owner and operator of the sinking boat,subject 1 went under and could not be located.  Witness went on to the other passengers and was able to get them to shore.  The vessel was recovered in about 10 feet of water on the 28th of January.  On February 2nd, 2009, the body of subject 1 was discovered by two fishermen, and the body was removed and transported by State Game Wardens.
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