FWC Dispatch was notified by Pinellas County 911 of a single vessel accident that occurred on 12-01-13, Northwest off Crystal Beach in Pinellas County. Two adult males boarded a Jon Boat (unknown make / year / size) and were enroute to an unknown spoil island to meet with a friend. While enroute, said vessel took in some water and sank, leaving the two subjects in the chilly waters of the Gulf of Mexico. After staying with the sunken vessel for approximately one hour, both subjects proceeded to swim to shore. Approximately twenty to forty minutes prior to reaching the shore, one of the subjects became unconscious. The other subject grabbed hold of the unconscious subject and swam him to the shore. Once on shore, 911 was called and CPR was performed until EMS was on scene. Both subjects were transported to the Florida Hospital North Pinellas, where one subject was treated for hypothermia and released and the other treated for full cardiac arrest / hypothermia with negative results. Said subject was pronounced dead at 01:32 hrs. on 12-02-13.
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