The vessel was a home built vessel that had a jet ski body built into an aluminum hull.  The vessel was slowing down when water came over the stern of the vessel causing it to sink almost immediately.  The vessel was overloaded due to the weight of the 4 occupants as well as the weight of the jet ski and other equipment.  Weather and lake conditions were windy with about 2 foot waves at the time.  All occupants on board said it happened so fast they did  not know what was going on.  Game Wardens were on scene within a minute of the vessel sinking and rescued all persons on board.  The operator stated that he had drank a beer or two over the course of a couple of hours but SFST's determined that he was not impaired at the time of the accident.
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