VESSEL A A PONTOON BOAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH DOWN THE CHESTATEE RIVER. VESSEL B WAS TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION PULLING A TUBE WITH THREE PEOPLE ON IT. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL B ATTEMPTED TO PASS VESSEL A ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HE MADE THE PASS AT A VERY CLOSE DISTANCE AND BEGAN TO PULL IN FRONT OF THE VESSEL. AS THE TUBE ENTERED IN FRONT OF VESSEL A TWO OF THE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD THE TUBE FELL INTO THE WATER. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL A CUT OFF HIS ENGINE AND TURNED THE VESSEL TO THE RIGHT. HIS VESSEL STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE HEAD.
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