V1 WAS A 15 FOOT CANOE WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD. WHILE FISHING AND CONSUMING ALCOHOL THE CANOE BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER OVER THE SIDE. THE TWO MEN ATTEMPTED TO ROW TOWARDS SHORE, BUT THE CANOE CAPSIZED AND EJECTED BOTH MEN INTO THE WATER. THE VICTIM BEGAN TO STRUGGLE TO STAY ABOVE THE WATER AND AND THE OTHER V1 OCCUPANT ATTEMPTED TO HELP HIM STAY AFLOAT UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER KEEP THEM BOTH AFLOAT. THE VICTIM DISAPPEARED UNDER WATER. A CITIZEN ON HIS BOAT DOCK SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND CAME TO THE AID OF THE OCCUPANT. A 911 CALL WAS PLACED AND MULTIPLE PATROL UNITS RESPONDED INCLUDING A DIVE TEAM. THE VICTIM'S BODY WAS LOCATED ONE HOUR AFTER HE WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE. THE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL.
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