THE OPERATOR OF V1 WAS TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM AND APPROACHED SEVERAL PEOPLE ON TUBES. OPERATOR 1 VEERED TO THE EAST BANK AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE TO AVOID THE TUBERS. OPERATOR 1 THEN PUT V1 IN REVERSE TO AVOID A ROOT WAD BUT THE STRONG CURRENT PUSHED V1 INTO THE ROOT WAD CAUSING V1 TO TAKE ON WATER AND CAPSIZE.
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