On March 8,2010 at approximately 2008 hrs VI Police Marine Unit was notified of an overturned vessel out to sea on the south side of St,Croix adjacent to the Land Fill. One of the occupants swam to shore and was located the Anguilla Land fill office. Officers traveled to that location and made contact with subject who stated that at approximately 5:00 PM two coworkers and him went out to sea in a 14' foot boat powered by a 25hp yamaha outboard motor. That they were located at about 3 miles out to sea when a wave hit them and almost caused the boat to capsize, that at the time the operator (captain) of the boat unwillingly accelerated the engine causing all three occupants to fall overboard while the vessel continued running dangerously in a circle around them, that when he fell off the boat he was hit by the vessel and had to dive underwater to avoid being hit again by the boat. When he resurfaced he only saw one person that he searched for his other friend and did not see him. The person that he saw told him that he was tired so he told the person to take it easy and wait that he is going to swim to shore to get help. The body of that victim was recover on March 9, 2010.  The other friend was never recovered and is listed as drowned on the open sea from the vessel capsizing, three miles south of Manning Bay on the Island of St.Croix . This case is closed.
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