TWO PEOPLE WERE FISHING ON THE JAMES RIVER FROM A 14 FOOT JON BOAT. VICTIM WAS STANDING UP IN FRONT OF THE BOAT, ATTEMPTING TO PULL UP ANCHOR WHEN ANOTHER VESSEL'S WAKE ROCKED THE BOAT. THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE REAR OF THE BOAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE VESSEL'S MOTOR AT THIS TIME. THE TOTAL WEIGHT ON ONE SIDE COMBINED WITH THE WAKE CAUSED THE VESSEL TO CAPSIZE.
APPOMATTOX/BENT CREEK         