RedactedNarrative: On july 17, 2014, at approximately 5:00pm, operator, who had recently purchased vessel 1 was maneuvering his boat around one of the bridge pilings what supports the hwy 40 river overpass so he could become familiar with how his boat handled. Operator stated while he was maneuvering his boat one of the wakes he produced swamped the stern of his boat causing it to sink quickly. Operator stated he had on a pfd when his boat sank and attempted to swim to shore but was unable to due to the strong current. He was able to flag down a nearby boat by waving a type iv pfd in the air. The passengers on the nearby boat pulled operator out of the water and transported him to the castle hayne access area. 
  
  Operator sustained no injuries as a result of this accident.