THE MEN WERE FISHING IN A VESSEL TOO SMALL FOR THE LAKE. SUBJECT1 WENT TO UNTIE THE VESSEL FROM A SUBMERGED STANDING TREE. WHILE SUBJECT1 LEANED OVER TO UNTIE THE VESSEL HE LOST BALANCE AND CAUSED V1 TO CAPSIZE. SUBJECT1 GOT TO SHORE WITH NO INJURY, BUT SUBJECT2 DID NOT MAKE IT AND DROWNED. DUE TO THE TYPE OF VESSEL, THERE WERE NO APPROVED FLOTATION DEVICES ON BOARD.  NO APPROVED FLOTATION DEVICES ON BOARD, ALCOHOL USE, SWIMMING ABILITY AND WATER TEMPERATURE ALL COMBINED CONTRIBUTED IN V1 NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SHORE.
ARCOLA