On June 20, 2011 at approximately 10:00 pm a boating accident occurred in the Hillsboro Inlet that resulted in one fatality.  The victim, his son, and a friend were out fishing on a 15 foot 1972 Cobia open fisherman when the vessel began having machinery failure.  The vessel began to sink and eventually capsized.  The three occupants went into the water.  Two were wearing their life vests and swam north to the seawall. The third was not wearing a life vest and went under water.  He was recovered deceased at approximately 02:30am by the BSO dive team. ; Victim was recovered deceased and showed signs of drowning.  Victim had a white frothy foam coming from his mouth.  Victim was not wearing a PFD and according to family members was a poor swimmer.
HILLSBORO BEACH               