ON 3/26/09 AT APPROX. 2200HRS THE OWNER OF THE WATERCRAFT WAS ANCHORING HIS BOAT TO FISH IN A COVE ACROSS FROM RATTLESNAKE COVE AT BARTLETT LAKE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WATER STARTED COMING INTO THE HULL AT THE REAR NEAR SOME CABLES. THE OWNER WENT TO THE REAR TO PULL UP THE ANCHOR AND THE BOAT STARTED SINKING FASTER IN THE REAR. THE OWNER SAID THE BILGE PUMPS WERE PUMPING BUT QUIT WORKING AS THE BATTERIES GOT FLOODED. THE BOAT THEN CAPSIZED AS THE WATER CAME HIGHER IN THE BOAT, AND IT SANK IN AN UPSIDE DOWN MANNER. THE BOAT WAS APPROX. 20 FEET FROM THE SHORE AND THE THREE ON BOARD SWAM TO LAND, WHERE THEY SIGNALED WITH FLASHLIGHTS FOR HELP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT.
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