Operator and passenger grew up together and knew each other very well.  Passenger said that Operator was already "pretty lit" from drinking when they started out in the boat.  They were drinking more beer in the boat, and Operator had a flask with him that he drank as well.  When they were in the middle of the river, Operator started rocking the boat so hard that boat capsized and both fell in the water.  Passenger started swimming toward shore and was swimming side by side with Operator.  Then Operator fell a little behind.  Passenger kept looking back to see how Operator was doing and he seemed to do well.  Passenger's clothes were so heavy that he had to concentrate on his swimming since he got tired.  When he came ashore and looked back he saw Operator in distance with his head face down in water.  Passenger went out to get Operator, but he was heavy, and he could not get his whole body out of the water.  Passenger started CPR on Operator, then heard some other people across the river, and yelled at them to call 911 and help.   The others came to help Passenger get Operator out of the water and help doing CPR till Medical arrived.

Autopsy revealed that Operator died from heart attack since the effort to swim to shore in heavy clothing was too much while he was drunk.
He died of a heart attack, while swimming, after he had fallen out of his boat.
Indianfields Township         