OPERATOR & PASSENGER WHILE FISHING ON A DRIFTING BOAT GROUNDED ON A SAND BAR NEAR AN ISLAND ON THE WEST END OF THE LAKE. OPERATOR USED THE  ELECTRIC BOW MOTOR IN ATTEMPT TO MOVE BOAT OFF SAND BAR INTO DEEPER WATER.THE ELECTRIC POWER CABLE TO THE BOW MOTOR LOCATED BETWEEN THE HULL AND WOOD FLOOR 'SHORTED' AND STARTED THE WOOD FLOOR ON FIRE. EXTINGUISHER USE FAILED TO CONTROL THE FIRE. OPERATOR & PASSENGER STEPPED OUT OF THE BOAT & WALKED TO SOUTH SIDE OF ISLAND TO GET AWAY FROM THE BURNING BOAT. BOAT BURNED DOWN TO WATER LINE. FIRE DEPT TOWED REMAINDER OF HULL & MOTOR TO COUNTY NORTH BOAT LANDING. BOAT & FISHING EQUIPMENT WERE A TOTAL LOSS.
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