AT 1:45 P.M., THE OPERATOR LAUNCHED HIS CANOE ON THE GREEN RIVER WITH FOUR OCCUPANTS.  THE GREEN RIVER WAS EXTREMELY HIGH, FLOODING OUT OF ITS BANKS.  AFTER 45 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR, THE MOTOR QUIT WORKING AND THE OPERATOR (GRANDFATHER) AND ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS (FATHER) USED PADDLES TO STEER.  THEY APPROACHED AN ISLAND AND IMPACTED THE POINT OF THE ISLAND WITH THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE CANOE, CAUSING THE CANOE TO ROLL COUNTER CLOCKWISE, EJECTING ALL FIVE OCCUPANTS.  THE GRANDFATHER AND FATHER WERE ABLE TO GET TWO OF THE CHILDREN TO SHORE.  THE CANOE AND THE OTHER CHILD WERE RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FURTHER DOWNSTREAM.  THE CHILD DROWNED.  HE WAS WEARING A PFD THAT WAS AN ADULT SMALL/MEDIUM.  THE STRAPS WERE TIGHTENED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, RESULTING IN THE LEFT SIDE OVERLAPPING THE RIGHT SIDE.
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