Victim was fishing with the boat Operator. the boat operator did not see what happened but heard a splash as they were fishing. When he turned to look at the source of the splash, he saw the victim surface in the water and gasping, taking in a large amount of water. The victim then went face down. The operator was not able to extract the victim from the water until another boater, Witness 1 arrived to assist. The victim had apparently fallen and hit his face on the boat as he went overboard.
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