The victim was found entangled in the propeller of his boat and under the water by a couple who had just launched their boat at Lost Creek boat ramp. The engine was not running but was in gear. They freed him from the prop by cutting his shirt and pulled his body onto his boat where they administered CPR and called 911. A blue cooler that the victim kept straped on the rear platform of the boat was floating in the lake near by . The strap was still attatched to the boat by one end. ( photo attached ) It appears that the victim slipped and fell overboard into the outdrive at idle speed while trying to move the cooler .
LYNCHBURG