RedactedNarrative: On 6-13-2017 at approximately 1530 hrs, vessel A left shore from a camp on the Burnt Landing rd in Square Lake Township.  Aboard Vessel A were Operator A and Passengers 1, 2, and 3.  
  
  Vessel A is a 14 foot aluminum boat which was powered by a late 1950's 10 horse power outboard motor.  Winds were relatively constant out of the north causing the lake surface to be rough.  Vessel A appeared to be over loaded.  
  
  Approximately 15 minutes into the journey, Passengers 2 and 3 noticed that Vessel A was taking on water.  Passengers 2 and 3 advised Operator A that they should turn around and head back to camp.  Passenger 1 advised that they would be ok and Operator A maintained the original course of travel.  
  
  According to Passenger 3 (the lone survivor), Vessel A took on too much water as the next 3 waves hit, sinking Vessel A.  Vessel A then overturned and all 4 occupants went into the water.  
  
  Passenger 2 threw a type III PFD to Passenger 3 and told him to put it on knowing Passenger 3 could not swim.  At this time Vessel A is upright but full of water.   All 4 occupants clung to the boat attempting to kick the boat toward shore.  Approximately 1.5 to 2 hours later, Passenger 1 (now victim 1) floated away from Vessel A face down in the water.  Victim 1 did not have a PFD.  Victim 1 was not seen from again by the other three occupants.
  
  According to Passenger 3 (the lone survivor), approximately 2 hours later, Passenger 2 who was holding onto two orange type II PFDs slipped out of one of the PFDs.  In an attempt to grab it, he slipped out of the other PFD he was holding.  Passenger 3 pulled Passenger 2 back to the boat but the boat rolled and struck Passenger 2 on the head.  Passenger 3 stated that Passenger 2 (at this time, victim 2) sank straight down into the water with his hands and arms straight up over his head.  Victim 2 was not seen again by the occupants.
  
  Passenger 3 stated that he and Operator A continued to hold onto the boat, drifting in high winds.  At or just before dark, Operator A, who was wearing a red, type III PFD, let go of the boat and started to drift away.  Passenger 3 stated that he reached out for Operator A but Operator A did not reach out to Passenger 3.  Passenger 3 told Operator A to get back to the boat.  Operator A said “yeah, I know” but made little attempt to get back to the boat.  Passenger 3 never saw Operator A (at this point, victim 3) again.
  
  Passenger 3 clung to the boat throughout the night until he reached the south shore of Square Lake.  Approximately ½ hour to 1 hour later, Maine Game Wardens located him and brought him to Burnt Landing.
  
  According to the interview with Passenger 3, they all had drunk some alcohol prior to leaving shore that afternoon.  According to Passenger 3, he could not swim.  Passenger 3 stated that there were enough PFDs for all on board Vessel A that day but no one was wearing one at the time Vessel A went into the water.  Passenger 3 stated that Victim 2 had thrown a PFD to Passenger 3 and told him not to let go of the boat as he knew Passenger 3 could not swim.   According to Passenger 3, they removed the outboard motor from the transom at some point and let it sink to the bottom.  
  
  At about 1330 hrs on 6-14-2017, Maine Game Wardens located Victim 1 on the south shore of Square Lake.  The Maine Game Warden Dive team spent the next 12 days searching for Victims 2 and 3.  Victim 2 was located on the lake bottom on 6-23-2017.  Victim 3 was located on the lake bottom on 6-25-2017.
  