RedactedNarrative: On February 11th, 2017, at approximately 1823 hours, a single vessel (PWC) accident occurred on a small lake in Cape Coral. The vessel was traveling on pOperator, towing a passenger on an inflatable (tube like) device.  The passenger fell off of the tube shortly before the vessel and operator collided with a fixed object. The operator was unresponsive and taken to Cape Coral Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
  
  Operator was operating the PWC and Subject was riding on the tube like inflatable device.  Operator had just completed a left turn and was heading west along the shoreline. As the two passed the Syracuse Canal, Operator accelerated rapidly. This rapid acceleration sprayed water onto Subject’s face and he fell off of the tube device. When Subject surfaced he noticed that the PWC was in the bushes and he could not see his brother, Operator. 
  
  Subject started looking around for Operator, he was 10 to 15 yards away from the PWC. As Subject started to swim towards the PWC he noticed Operator under the dock. Subject immediately swam to Operator, turned him over, put Operator on his chest, keeping his head above water and yelled for help. Subject stated he had no idea what to do. Subject stated that EMS and the police arrived quickly.
  
   Subject stated that neither he nor operator were drinking prior to the accident. Operator was traveling approximately 35 to 40 miles per hour. Operator has over 100 hours of experience operating that PWC. They can both swim well and were wearing their life jackets. The weather was calm and sunny. There were no mechanical issues with the PWC and it was running well; 
  
  Lee County medical examiner’s report for the victim listed cause of death as “Basilar skull fractures with laceration of brainstem due to blunt impact to the head”.  Manner of death is listed as “Accident”.  Medical examiners toxicology results also showed the victim tested positive for having Cannabinoids in his urine. Other injuries listed on the medical examiner’s report include:  “Lacerations of face, subdural hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, rib fractures, lacerations of liver, abrasions of skin to torso and extremities.”
  