V1 WAS ANCHORED OUTSIDE THE PORT MANATEE CHANNEL WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD. OCCUPANT AT THE BOW OF THE VESSEL FELL OVERBOARD. OCCUPANT WAS HELPED TO THE STERN OF THE VESSEL AT THE SWIM PLATFORM. OCCUPANT WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VESSEL EVEN WITH THE HELP OF THE OPERATOR ON BOARD AND THEREFORE DROWN.
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