RedactedNarrative: On 1/26/2020 at approximately 2340 hours after being underway for about 45 minutes after leaving 201 Boathouse Cove Yorktown VA a 16' Canoe capsized on the Poquoson River with three people on board.  
  
  One individual swam to shore and became unconscious due to hypothermia. He later awoke, walked to a nearby home, who contacted 911 on 1/27/2020 at 0420 hours.  
  
  The other two individuals stayed with the canoe eventually succumbed to hypothermia and drowned.  
  
  The survivor reports that the canoe capsized because of a bad stroke made by one of the other occupants this caused the canoe to become unstable and capsize.  
  
  Divers recovered one individual on 1/27/2020 at 1700 and another at 1748 hours.  No PFD's or survival gear were worn or on the canoe.
  
  The state found that alcohol was involved.