subject was fishing with two friends at approximately 1:30pm saturday december 15, 2012 in the albemarle sound.  They were in a 12 foot vessel owned by subject  The men were trolling in the albemarle sound between the second and third power line tower.  Operator indicated that the wind had gotten stronger and they didn't realize it at the time.  According to operator as they were trolling he was turning the vessel around and water began to come across the bow, front, of the vessel.  The water pushed the bow of the vessel under before anyone could react.  After the vessel had capsized all three of the fishermen were thrown into the water.  It took a moment for operator to find owner.  Once operator found owner, he pulled him to the vessel.  The vessel was upside down.  The three men hung onto the side of the overturned vessel and called for help.  No one had on pfds at the time this occurred and owner was not a swimmer.  The men had been in the water for about an hour when water began to splash in owner's face which caused him to panic.  Operator tried to calm owner but was unsuccessful.  Owner went under pulling operator with him several times before finally letting go.  Operator and his son said that was the last time they saw owner.  Around 3:30 pm subject2 heard voices calling for help from the albemarle sound.  Subject2 held launched his pontoon boat and went to investigate.  Subject2 found two men hanging onto the back of an overturned vessel.  The two men were loaded onto subject2's vessel.  Subject2 dialed 911.  The men were taken to midway access area to meet ems. A call o r rescue was placed to chowan central at 3:23 pm.  Chowan county so deputies edenton police department and ncwrc responded.
 
I launched a patrol boat at edenton marina after receiving a call of a missing fisherman.  I was able to find the vessel just off from the fourth power line tower.  I searched the area for roughly thirty minutes when another boat came to assist with the search.  Once the second boat arrived, deputy and i went to the overturned vessel.  After approaching it we turned the vessel right side up.  There was a blue rope attached to the bow of the vessel that was in the water.  The back of the vessel acted as if there was an anchor holding it down.  As deputy pulled on the rope, he pulled up what we thought was an anchor, but it was owner's body.  Owner was face down in the water with the rope wrapped around the outboard motor and his left arm from his elbow to his shoulder.  At this time we pulled body into my patrol boat.  Victim’ clothes were not out of place.  Owner's eyeglasses were still tucked neatly into his shirt at the bop button.  We proceeded to midway access area and loaded body into the ambulance,  body was transported to vidant chowan hospital.

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