V1 STRUCK THE RELIEF BRIDGE ON THE HIGHWAY 331 CAUSEWAY. V1 OPERATOR APPROACHED THE RELIEF BRIDGE FROM THE EAST AND WAS HEADED WESTBOUND TO GO UNDER THE BRIDGE. WHEN V1 ENTERED UNDER THE BRIDGE THE VESSEL STRUCK THE BRIDGE PILING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHANNEL. THE VESSEL TURNED SIDEWAYS IN THE CHANNEL AFTER THE IMPACT CAUSING ONE OCCUPANT TO FALL OVERBOARD. HE WENT UNDER THE WATER JUST WEST OF THE BRIDGE. THE OCCUPANT NEVER SURFACED. V1 OPERATOR AND THE OTHER OCCUPANT OF V1 SUSTAINED NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE BODY WAS LOCATED AT 18:30 JUST WEST OF THE RELIEF BRIDGE.
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