I later contacted P1 by phone.  I spoke with him and learned that he and P2 had gone out fishing that morning.  When they attempted to return to Marysville, there were confronted with some larger waves, casued by the ind and tidal change at teh river inlet.  One of the waves came over the front of theirboat and the boat sank.  P1 said that initially he was being pulled down by his wader boots so he cut them loose.  He said that he put a life vest on to P2 then donned his own while in the water.  He attempted to drag P2 but could not in the rough water.  P1 said he cut loose P2's boots to keep them from dragging him down but in the process the water began to separate them.  P1 cut loose his clothes and swam for shore and summoned help from a man on the beach, P3.  P3 took his 8' dinghy and went to assist P2 who was still a significant distance out.  P3 did not have room in the dinghy for the victim so he towed him to shallow water and instructed him to stand up.
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