OPERATOR OF VESSEL WAS LAUNCHING A VESSEL INTO THE WATER. PERSONS ON BOARD WERE DUCK HUNTING AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A 600 FOOT STRETCH OF WATER TO GET TO THE PASSENGERS BLIND.  TEH VESSEL WAS POWERED BY A SMALL TROLLING MOTOR. THE OPERATOR HAD THREE OTHER PASSENGERS WITH HIM IN THE VESSEL, TWO ADULTS AND HIS TEN YEAR OLD SON. ONE OF THE ADULT PASSENGERS WAS WEARING A FLOAT COAT. NONE OF THE OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE WEARIGN A PFD, NOR DID THE VESSEL HAVE ANY OTHERS ON BOARD. OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS WATER WHEN THe VESSEL STARTED TO TAKE ON WATER OVER THE BOW APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM SHORE.  TEH VESSEL BEGAN TO SINK AND THEN CAPSIZED EJECTING ALL OCCUPANTS INTO THE WATER. OCCUPANTS OF VESSEL SWAM TO SOME NEARBY TREES WHERE THEY HUNG ON CALLING FOR HELP. ONE OF THE SUBJECTS PHONE WORKED WHERE HE MANAGED TO GET A CALL FOR HELP. ALL SUBJECTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE WATER.  THREE OF THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. ALCOHOL AND OR DRUG USE WAS NOT SUSSPECTED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
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