AFTER DRINKING HEAVILY THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE BOAT OPERATOR-VICTIM WAS SITTING ON THE STERN, AND OPERATING HIS BOAT AT SLOW NO WAKE SPEED, WHEN HE FELL OVERBOARD. ONE PASSENGER JUMPED INTO THE LAKE TO HELP WHILE THE REMAINING TWO PASSENGERS REMAINED ABOARD. ONE PASSENGER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF SHORTLY AFTER THE OPERATOR FELL OVERBOARD. NO ONE ABOARD KNEW HOW TO START THE MOTOR. THEY USED PADDLES TO MOVE THE BOAT BACK TO LOCATION OF second subject WHO HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE VICTIM. AFTER RETREIVING second subject, THE PASSENGERS PADDLED THE BOAT TO A NEARBY DOCK.  The operator drowned.
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