On 10/15/12 i officer of the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission  and captain responded to the area of kings bar and the kissimmiee river in reference to a boater in distress. Upon arrival i observered okeechobee sheriff's office marine unit getting the subject and his son out of the water into their vessel. I also observed the vessel to have capsized and only a small portion of the keel to be visible. The subject and his son were transported to land where they were checked out by medical staff. The subject stated that as he was fishing waves started coming over the back  of the vessel causing it to take on water. The subject stated that he attempted to turn on the bulge pump but it faild to work thus causing the vessel to keep taking on water and capsize.
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