RedactedNarrative: On April 8, 2019 at approximately 19:33, I received a call from Raleigh Communications advising me of a Boating incident with a possible drowning on the Waccamaw River at Pireway Access area.  I arrived on scene at 2014 where Brunswick County Sheriffs Office briefed me on the situation.  
  
  I learned that two individuals had been out on a 16ft Lowe boat fishing and boating. Subject1 dropped Subject2 off on the boat ramp to get their truck backed into the boat ramp to load their vessel. Subject2 stated that after being dropped off on the ramp, he saw Subject1 headed toward the Pireway bridge in the vessel. Subject2 stated that he saw Subject1 give the vessel throttle where the vessel stood strait up and threw Subject1 out of the back starboard side of the vessel. The vessel circled the right piling of the hwy 904 bridge twice before striking the piling. At this time, Subject2 attempted to rescue Subject1 by swimming to him but was unable to reach him because of distance and water temperature being too cold. Once Subject2 reached land he saw that Subject1 had gone under the water. Subject2 attempted to use the vessel that had now drifted to land to rescue Subject1 to no avail.  Subject1 was last seen above water at approximately 1835.  Rescue efforts by the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office, Sunset Fire and Rescue as well as multiple Volunteer Fire Department ensued at approximately 1915. 
  
  Alcohol was present on the vessel as well as on Subject2's person. The vessel registration had lapsed.  Life jackets were not used but were on the vessel in a storage compartment. 
  
  
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