On August 4, 2010, at approximately 1300 hours, the occupants of vessel I began swimming from their canoe about 100 yards offshore.  The victim panicked when he was in the water and required assistance.  The other occupants of Vessel I were unable to help.  Occupants of another nearby canoe attempted to assist, but the victim pulled them under water in his struggle to stay afloat.  Help arrived from shore when two people brought out PFDs and an inner tube.  EMS responded and transported the victim to Franklin Regional Hospital where he was observed and released.
Bristol                       