Vessel 1 was operating in a north east direction on the St. Johns River around green buoy 63. The operator struck the green buoy which ejected both the operator and the occupant from the vessel. The operator struck the center console sustaining life threatening injuries before being thrown into the water. The occupant was ejected into the water and was able to be recovered from a good Samaritan vessel. The operator was recovered later that evening by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Dive team. He was deceased at that time. ; occupant:Laceration to left leg; operator :The medical examiners report lists the cause of death as drowning and multiple blunt trauma. The toxicology results were positive for caffeine and cotinine. He also had quetiapine and vcrapamil in his system.
JACKSONVILLE