According to owner and operator of vessel 1, he and a friend had left avalon access area in kill devil hills on his pwc.  After some time on the waters of kitty hawk bay, operator stated that the pwc quit running correctly.  The engine would run but there was no propulsion coming from the jet engine.  Operator said that he took the seat off of the pwc and noticed the engine compartment had started filling with water.  At that time, the two men pulled the vessel to the shore and up onto the platform of a nearby duck blind.  They were able to drain the water and decided to get the jet ski back into the water to see if they could get back to the boat ramp.  Operator stated that when he tried to start the pwc, it would turn over but would not start, eventually killing the battery.  They noticed a storm approaching them and they tried to pull the pwc back to shore.  The pwc continued to fill with water and eventually sank.  The two men abandoned the vessel and swam about 1000 yards to shore.  The vessel has still not been recovered to my knowledge.

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There was no mention by the officer of this report as to the cause of the pwc filling with water.

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