OPERATOR & PASSENGER WERE FISHING IN BOAT DRIFTING NORTH. A SIGNIFICANT WAVE SPUN THE BOAT AROUND & WHILE BOAT WAS DRIFTING SOUTH WATER BEGAN TO CASCADE OVER THE LOW TRANSOM. BILGE PUMP WAS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH AMOUNT OF WATER COMING INTO THE BOAT. ANOTHER BOAT CAME TO HELP & CALLED 911. BUT BOAT WAS UNABLE TO FOLLOW DISABLED BOAT DUE TO ROUGH CONDITIONS. WHEN DNR & US COAST GUARD ARRIVED THE BOAT CAPSIZED. OPERATOR & PASSENGER BOARDED DNR BOAT FOR SAFETY & TRANSPORT TO GENO'S BEACH. BOAT WAS LATER RECOVERED BUT WAS DEEMED COMPLETE LOSS WITH FISHING GEAR ALSO LOST.
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