Boat operator-owner-victim & friend were fishing for walleyes from a drifting boat. A fish line got entangled in the boat motor propeller. Victim stepped onto the stern splash area of boat to remove the tangled fishing line. Victim fell overboard. Due to the wind and waves the victim was 30 yards away from boat when the passenger-friend noticed the boat operator-victim was not aboard. Passenger-friend activated the trolling motor to retrieve the victim. The trolling motor did not have sufficient power to drive into the wind to the victim. By the time passenger-friend was not familiar with the boat motor. When the friend got the boat motor started and reach the fallen victim, the victim was floating face down in the water. Friend was unable to pull the victim back into the boat, so he tied a line to the victim's belt & to the starboard bow cleat. Another fisherman responded to the friend's call for help and called 911. The boat began to take on water/flooding. After the flooded boat arrived at shore ems had arrived & began cpr on the victim. Later investigation determined the screw in the drain plug was not present. Plug was not located on the boat and unknown if plug was inserted in the boat when launched. Neither victim or passenger-friend were wearing pfd's.
GREEN BAY                     