RedactedNarrative: On Friday, February 27, 2015 at approximately 1545 hours a boating accident occurred on Lake Ocklawaha, within Marion County near Ft. McCoy, Florida. The accident involved one person, a white male on a 14 foot open fishing boat. A witness who was at his residence heard someone calling for help from the lake. When the witness made his way down to the lake he saw a subject in the water. He also saw a vessel in the same general area under power running in circles. As the witness attempted to get the victim, the victim went face down into the water before he could be reached. The witness brought the victim to the shore where Marion County Fire Rescue pronounced the victim deceased at 1608 hours. The victim was able to swim. The victim was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). There was one wearable PFD and one Type 4 throwable PFD on board the vessel. The vessel was found running at about ¾ throttle with the plug out of the drain hole. 
   
  The victim was observed in the water about 175 yards from the shore line calling for help. His vessel was under power circling away from to the south. The witnesses attempted to rescue the victim but do to the weather and the capabilities of the rescuers vessel it took about 30 minutes to reach the victim. The victim was unable to keep himself afloat and before he could be rescued the victim drowned.