Vessel 1 is a 1987 J-22, 22 foot sailboat (TX 9519 HV),had three occupants including. At the time of accident vessel one was in Galveston Bay just Northeast from Houston Yacht Club and Shoreacres in a J-22 class sailboat race. The information following is based on the collaboration of  interviews with two people. 
At approximately 3:30pm on September 21, 2013, vessel 1 was in its second leg of the second race of the day. With operator operating the vessel, the two others were acting as crew members for him. At this time while Vessel 1 was heeling, meaning it was leaning to the right side with more of the right side lowered into the water. Occupant1 was seated at the stern on the right starboard side. As the boat was heeling Occupant1, while seated, slipped into the water. As he went into the water one of his feet caught a rope which dragged him for a couple seconds before it pulled his shoe off and released his foot. Each occupant at the time was wearing a life jacket including Occupant1. Occupant1 was wearing a type III US Coast Guard approved inflatable life vest. This type of life vest does not have an auto-inflate function and can be inflated by pulling a yellow tab which opens a CO2 cartridge to inflate the vest. It also has a manual mouth valve which can be manually blown up. 
While Occupant1 was in the water his life vest was never inflated. Both Operator and Occupant2 maintained an eye on him as they turned around to come get him. Initially While turning, the boom swung across the boat hitting Operator on top of his scalp leaving a gash.  Also in the turn Operator noticed that Occupant1 was not moving anymore yet still remained bouyant. Vessel 1 signaled to a nearby race committee powerboat of Occupant1's position. The powerboat went to Occupant1 and pulled him into their boat. Operator was then brought to the powerboat to begin CPR while heading to shore. In the voluntary written statement Operator provided he stated Occupant1 had no pulse or respiration. He performed the heimlich maneuver, started CPR, and cleared the airway. Once to shore, CPR was continued until EMS arrived. According to the dispatcher log EMS arrived at 3:58pm. Occupant1 was then transported to St. John's Hospital in Nassau Bay. 
According to the nurses in the ICU at St. Johns, Occupant1 passed away around 3:30am on September 23, 2013. He was then transported to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. His case number is ML13-3100. The Medical Examiner determined  that the Primary Cause of Death was complications of near drowning. The Contributory Cause of Death was "Hypertensive and atheroschlerotic cardiovascular disease."
There are several notations to be made from both interviews with Operator and Occupant2. Between approximately 9:00am and 10:00am both Operator and Occupant1 each drank two 12 ounce cans of Natural Light beer while Occupant2 drank 1 can of the same beer. No more alcohol was consumed this day and was not marked in this report as a contributing factor. All three people onboard ate lunch on the boat inbetween the first and second races. Each person was wearing a life jacket. Both Operator and occupant2 were told after the accident that Occupant1 was not a strong swimmer and had also been having issues with dizziness up until the accident. He did not however, appear to show any signs of dizziness this day in particular
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