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  On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at approximately 1221 hours, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officers responded to a single vessel incident at the Manchester Waterway, located in Charlotte County. An 11’ Lifetime Products kayak (V1) was being paddled with one subject onboard, approximately 20 yards from the shoreline. V1 became unstable and swamped which caused it to capsize ejecting the occupant into the water without a life jacket. The subject attempted to stay afloat for several minutes but was unable to and subsequently drowned. The Charlotte Fire and EMS dive team later recovered the victim’s body a short distance from the incident location. Modifications had been made to the vessel, such as installing an afermarket seat.  There were holes made in the top of the kayak that were not covered or sealed and possibly contributed to the unstable condition; The manner of death is: Accident.  The cause of death is: Drowning in the setting of Cardiac Dysrhythmia.
  