RedactedNarrative: On August 5th 2018, Florida Fish & Wildlife Officers responded to a Vessel Accident in Seddon Channel, adjacent to Davis Island.  A 1997, 15ft Gheenoe with two people onboard were traveling south southeast along the west side of Seddon Channel.  The Gheenoe collided with a regulatory marker constructed of five wooden poles. The operator was ejected into the water while the passenger remained onboard. The Gheenoe continued on unmanned, making as series of circles. The passenger left the Gheenoe and entered the water. The Gheenoe circled around and struck the passenger, trapping her underwater. Two witnesses entered the water to assist the occupants of the Gheenoe. The passenger was freed and brought to shore and treated by Paramedics. Fire Rescue divers entered the water in order to locate the operator. The passenger was quickly transported to nearby Tampa General Hospital. Approximately twenty minuets after the collision, the operator was recovered from under the water and transported to Tampa General where he was pronounced dead. 
  
  