Victim was operating vessel 1 with one passenger on board.  They went out on the lake to drain the water out of the boat.  The wind was blowing very hard at the time.  The area of the lake that vessel 1 went out to is a very large bay, allowing the waves to build.  Shortly before the victim went to turn vessel 1 around and head back towards the camp he reached behind to put the plug back in the boat.  A large wave then stuck the vessel at an odd angle, throwing the victim out if the vessel.  The passenger in vessel 1 tried to help the victim back in the vessel with a paddle but was unable to do so.  The passenger then jumped into the lake with a PFD to try and help.  The passenger stayed with the victim and tried to get the victim to put on the PFD but the victim refused.  The wind was blowing very hard and vessel1 was blown away from them very quickly.  They were not able to swim to the vessel.  A short time later the victim went under the water.  The passenger went down and brought the victim back to the surface but could not keep the victim on the surface.  The victim then went under the water again and drowned.  The passenger swam towards shore using the PFD to help float.  Approximately 2 hours after going in the water the passenger was was picked up by local campers that heard his screams for help.   Four days later the victims body floated and was transported to the funeral home.
Grand Lake Stream Plt         