ACCORDING TO THOSE PRESENT, THE DECEAsED VICTIM WAS A PASSENGER ON THE VESSEL. THE VESSEL WAS OCCUPIED BY SIX PERSONS INCLUDING THE DECEASED. THe GROUP OF OCCUPANTS WERE CONCLUDING  THEir DAY ON THE LAKE.  OCCUPANTS ARRIVED AT THE BOAT RAMP, WHICH WAS BUSY WITH ONE VESSEL LAUNCHING AND A COUPLE MORE WAITING TO LOAD. THE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD DECIDED TO FLOAT ADRIFT OUT IN THE LAKE AND WAIT FOR THE RAMP TO CLEAR. THE DECEASED, aCCORDING TO THE OTHER PERSONS ON BOARD, WANTED TO GO FOR ONE MORE SWIM BEFORE CALLING IT A DAY. WITH PERMISSION OF OPERATOR THE DECEASED JUMPED IN THE WATER FEET FIRST. THE VESSEL ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND THE VESSEL WAS FLOATING ADRIFT.  AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES HAD PASSED, OPERATOR SAW THE DECEASED FLOATING FACE DOWN IN THE WATER. OPERATOR 
CALLED THE DECEASED NAME AND JUMPED INTO THE WATER TO HIM ALSO EVERYBODY ON BOARD ALSO JUMPED IN. THEY SUMMONED HELP FROM A NEARBY BOATER. THE DECEASED WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER, LOADED ON THE VESSEL AND CPR STARTED AND 911 WAS CALLED. THE DECEASED WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE COUNTY HOSPITAL BY EMS. AFTER LIFE SAVING MEASURES WERE EXHAUSTED HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY THE CORONER. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER. NO AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED. TOXICOLOGY WAS POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL @ .139% AND ALSO TESTED POSITIVE FOR CANNABINOIDS. PFD'S WHERE NOT BEING WORN BUT WHERE USED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.
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