Operator and victim were sitting on the boat with the engine shut off. Victim saw the other passengers toward the back of the boat & wanted to scare them yet didn't know how.  Operator said she would record him and got her phone out to proceed. Victim went to the edge of the boat & leaped into the water. Operator stated the victim came up about 5 ft near the boat & looked frightened then quickly drifted or was pulled away from the boat.  Victim tried swimming toward the boat but got further away and went into a wake & did not come back up. Victim was not wearing a life jacket and had been using alcohol.
POLK CITY