AFTER REVIEWING THE WRITTEN STATEMENTS AND SPREAKING WITH ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED, THE FOLLOWING CAN BE CONCLUDED; ON 09-05-2011 operator WAS OPERATING HIS VESSEL, WITH PASSENGER NEAR MILL CREEK LANDING ON LAKE MARION IN ORANGEBURG CO. IT APPEARS THAT DURING THEIR VOYAGE BOTH EXITED THE VESSEL VOLUNTARiLY. WHEN THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VESSEL, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE VESSEL WAS IN GEAR AND WAS LOCATED DOWN THE LAKE FROM THE LANDING IN A CIRCLING PATTERN. NEITHER HAD VISABLE INJURY THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY TYPE OF TRAUMA. IT APPEARS THAT passenger SWAM TO SHORE AND THE DEATH OF operator WAS RULED AFFIXATION BY DROWNING. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT OF operator SHOWED THAT HIS BAC WAS .218