V1 WAS HEADING NORTH ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE ICW. THE OPERATOR WS TALKING TO OCCUPANT 1 AND 2. THE OPERATOR SAID HE SAW THE CHANNEL MARKER AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. V1 MADE CONTACT WITH THE CHANNEL MARKER ON THE FORWARD PORT BOW. V1 WAS OPERATING ON A PLANE IN A RESTRICTED BOATING AREA. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION OCCUPANT 1 FELL WITHIN THE BOAT AND OCCUPANT 2 WAS NO LONGER IN THE BOAT AFTER THE CRASH. V1 OPERATOR WITH OCCUPANT 1 CIRCLED THE AREA LOOKING FOR OCCUPANT 2. OCCUPANT 2 WAS RECOVERED BY THE DELRAY BEACH DIVE TEAM AND WAS DECEASED. V1 OPERATOR ADMITTED TO CONSUMING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. V1 OPERATOR WAS UNINJURED.
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