RedactedNarrative: On February 17 th,  2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m.  FWC responded to a report of a vessel accident in Lutz, on Lake Dosson.  A 14 ft aluminum row boat with two occupants had capsized and one of the occupants was still missing. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and  Fire Rescue were already on scene. The recovered occupant was uninjured.  FWC officers and members of  HCSO’s dive team  began a search for the missing occupant. They searched throughout the night and following day. On the morning of the 18th members from FWC’s dive team joined the search. At approximately 3;30 p.m. February 18th, the body of the missing occupant was recovered by FWC’s dive team. 
  Operator and Victim each paddled the 14-ft rowboat away from the dock sometime after dark. They had made a couple of trips out onto the lake earlier in the day.  They paddled towards the southern end of the lake so VICTIM could fish while drifting. After VICTIM caught a fish, both he and OPERATOR stood up in order to put it in a container of water.
  As soon as VICTIM and OPERATOR stood up, the center of gravity within the boat shifted and it capsized. OPERATOR and VICTIM fell into the water; the rowboat flipped upside down. OPERATOR and VICTIM hung onto the upside boat. 
  OPERATOR attempted to swim the boat to shore with VICTIM hanging on. OPERATOR was unable to swim with the boat and told VICTIM to hang on and that he would go and get help. As OPERATOR was swimming to shore he noticed a helicopter flying close by. OPERATOR swam back to the boat and when he arrived VICTIM was gone.; VICTIM :Cause: Accident Manner: Drowning  
  