On June 10, 2012 an accident involving the death of a 71 year old white male who had been fishing from an anchored vessel on the Ocklawaha River 4/10th of a mile downstream from the Rodman Dam Recreational area in Putnam County, FL.  At approximately 0930 hrs the victim's vessel was reported by a concerned citizen to be unoccupied. The vessel was found with fishing poles out and other equipment on board that indicated that someone had been onboard earlier that morning.   The victim fell overboard while he was fishing earlier that morning.  The victim's body was later recovered by Putnam County Sheriff's Office Divers in the near vicinity of the vessel.  The body was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy to determine cause of death.  
PRELIMINARY FINDING FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE, WAS THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DROWNDING IN ADDITION TO HEART ATTACK.
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