On August 13, 2011 at approximately 13:45 hours, subject voluntarily left a rented pontoon boat to go swimming.  He was not wearing a PFD. The witness stated that after a couple of minutes, she noticed that subject was struggling to swim.  witness was laying on the sundeck and asked subject if he was OK.  She then dove into the water and attempted a rescue trying to push and pull subject to safety.  She stated that she was pulled under the water by subject.  witness told him to try and kick his legs and to lay on his back.  witness stated that she had to leave subject and swim back to the boat which was drifting away.  When she made it to the boat, she looked back and and did not see subject in the water.   

Rescue personnel located the victims body at about 9:50 pm in about 40 feet of water.
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