On monday, september 12, 2011, operator and victim were fishing in a wildcat bass tournament on high rock lake.  They were fishing in operator's 2007 ranger bass boat.  Their location was just east of the bringle ferry road bridge on the dutch second creek portion of high rock lake.  Operator was located near the bow of vessel 1 while victim was fishing from a pedestal seat near the stern of vessel 1.  They were fishing about 300 yards from tamarac marina where the bass weigh in was to be a 2:00pm.  At 1:55 pm, operator heard a splash off the port stern of vessel 1.  When he looked, he saw that victim had fallen overboard.  He immediately jumped in the water to try and locate victim but was unable.  The water was approximately 20 feet deep.  Witnesses from the shore advised that victim had appeared to just slump over from his seated position and fall overboard.  victim was not wearing a pfd.  There was no evidence of alcohol use.
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