
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS
The owner of the boat OWNER had the mechanic work on her boat and they decided that they needed to take it on a test run on Utah Lake.  OWNER invited SUBJECT1 (deceased), SUBJECT2, and SUBJECT3 to come along for a ride.  The boat was experiencing mechanical issues after launching and MECHANIC continued to work on the boat.  The boat was navigated out of American Fork Marina on Utah Lake.  The wave conditions were choppy and the boat stopped working and MECHANIC began to work on it to get the engine started.  

ACCIDENT
While MECHANIC was working on the engine trying to get it started SUBJECT1 and SUBJECT2 began to tease and dare each other about swimming in the choppy water.  It was suspected that SUBJECT2 was impaired by alcohol or another substance, but was not confirmed.  A measurable amount of methamphetamine in his blood and urine (see medical examiner report).  During this teasing and daring SUBJECT1 jumped from the boat and began to swim.  With the wind and waves SUBJECT1 was unable to make it back to the boat and began to yell for help.  MECHANIC looked up and saw that SUBJECT1 was in trouble and no one was assisting him, so he jumped from the boat with two personal floatation devices (PFDs) one under each arm.  MECHANIC attempted to swim but the PFDs prevented him from making it to SUBJECT1.  MECHANIC threw one of the PFDs to SUBJECT1 and SUBJECT1 was not able to grab hold of it.  While throwing the PFD MECHANIC lost his PFD and began to have difficulties threading water.  At that time SUBJECT1 and MECHANIC became separated from each other and from the boat even more.  

OWNER called 911 and reported the emergency and the conditions they were in.  During the 911 call OWNER put the phone down several times to assist in paddling the boat to SUBJECT1 and MECHANIC.  

RANGER was dispatched to the scene, while en route Ranger requested UTAH COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE (UCSAR) and an aircraft to assist in spotting the persons in the water.  Upon arrival RANGER began searching for the boat with OWNER, SUBJECT2, and SUBJECT2.  He soon located it and began a search pattern looking for SUBJECT1 and MECHANIC.  RANGER soon found SUBJECT1 and MECHANIC with the assistance of a private good Samaritan boat who was transporting two UCSAR members to the scene.  MECHANIC was retrieved by RANGER and SUBJECT1 was recovered by UCSAR members on good samaritan boat and both were transported to American Fork Marina.  While en route the UCSAR members began CPR on SUBJECT1 until relieved by advanced life support at the marina.  SUBJECT1 was pronounced dead at the American Fork Hospital.

MEDICAL EXAMINER REPORT
See SUBJECT1 Medical Examiner Report in attachments

Findings and Diagnoses
1) Drowning
a. Mild pulmonary edema
b. Witnessed distress with subsequent submersion
2) Mild atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
3) Reported history of recent alcohol and prescription drug use
4) Post mortem toxicology:
a. Methamphetamine, blood: 0.73 mg/L
b. Methamphetamine, urine: 30 mg/L
c. Amphetamine, urine (methamphetamine metabolite): 4.3 mg/L

EOR

American Fork                 