At 12:52 hrs dispatch received a 911 call from male who was parked in a small parking lot on the north shore of Mud Lake.  The male had noticed a boat approximately on half mile out from the north shore.  The male began to watch the boat with his binoculars as the water was rough due to the strong winds.  The male advised he saw a male passenger on the boat and described it appeared he was working on something towards the rear of the boat.  The male stated the boat appeared to be sinking as it was listing to the stern.  The male then saw the passenger move to the bow, stand up on the bow and jump into the water feet first.  The passenger began to float further away from the boat.  At this time the male called 911 to report the incident.  The male stated shortly after he called 911 the boat flipped over capsizing, he was unable to relocate the passenger out on the water.  The passenger was located at approximately 14:00 hours face down in the water by a helicopter.  The passenger was pulled from the water approximately 200 yards northeast of the boat location at 14:09 hours.  CPR was immediately started at 14:13 hours, the passenger was transferred from the rescue boat ot the ambulance.  It was noticed that when the passenger was pulled out he had a blue type 3 US Coast Guard approved adult life vest, properly worn.  The passenger was transported to EIRMC hospital and placed on life support.  The passenger died on 4/5/12 when he was taken off life support.  The boat sunk in 7 feet of water with bow up out of the water.  The boat was recovered on 4/9/12 the key was in the on position, throttle was in neutral position.  The bilge pump electrial unhook from the battery, unknown if it came unhooked during the tow and recovery from the water.  All plugs were still in, the boat has three drain plugs one on each side and one in the middle on the lowest part of the boat.  The two side plugs are used to drain water out of the fuel tank and battery compartments.  Due to high winds the waves were hitting the stern and filling the boat with water.  The male witness advised the boat was facing in a north east position.  The wind was blowing from the southwest, causing the waves to directly hit the stern coming over the lowest portion of the boat.  The wind speed was sustained at 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
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