TWO INDIVIDUALS FISHING IN A 11'6" JON BOAT THAT WAS 50" WIDE. WHILE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VESSEL WERE GATHERING GEAR, WEIGHT IN THE BOAT SHIFTED CAUSING THE BOAT TO CAPSIZE. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO HELp THE PASSENGER, BUT FEARING FOR HIS OWN SAFETY, SWAM TO A NEARBY CEMENT PILLAR. THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO SWIM TO THE PILLAR OR SHORE AND DROWNED.
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