The following boating accident occurred on May 17, 2011, at approximately 1450 hours.

The operator of Vessel I was fishing from his canoe when he decided to move to a different location and attempted to pull up his anchor. When he reached over the bow of the vessel, he was unable to unclip his anchor from the bow eye. He said his weight, the current, and the amount of time it took to unclip the anchor caused the boat to begin to tip over. He fell overboard as the boat capsized.  He clung to the boat while wearing a PFD until rescue personnel arrived. He was taken by ambulance to Exeter Hospital where he was treated for hypothermia.
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