V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WHEN THE OCCUPANT FELL OVERBOARD. THE OPERATOR STOPPED THE VESSEL AND JUMPED INTO THE WATER TO ATTEMPT TO RESCUE THE OCCUPANT. BOTH SUBJECTS WERE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE vESSEL AND ATTEMPTED TO SWIM TO SHORE. THE OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO SWIM TO AN IDLE SPEED BOUY AND HOLD ON. THE OCCUPANT WAS RESCUED BY A BYSTANDER FROM THE BEACH. THE OCCUPANT WAS LOCATED OFF THE BEACH NEAR FLAMINGO ST AND ESTERO BLVD. THE OPERATOR WAS LOCATED DECEASED TWO DAYS LATER IN THE SAME AREA.
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