RedactedNarrative: On Wednesday February 15, 2017 Officers with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a capsized vessel on Lake Poinsett. We arrived at 1:13pm and launched our vessel from Poinsett Lodge on the East bank of Lake Poinsett. Upon making contact with the vessel I observed operator, wearing his personal floatation device, sitting on the bow of his capsized vessel. 
  
  Operator’ vessel was submerged with water and was grounded on the lake bottom. I assisted Operator onto our vessel and escorted him back to Poinsett Lodge.   Operator advised that he started fishing around 8:30 am, while transiting the lake the vessel grounded in a shallow area, he trimmed up his motor and attempted to back off the sand bar.  Waves pushed his vessel broadside to the sand bar and began filling the vessel.  the vessel swamped and remained grounded on the sand bar.  He donned his PFD and move to front of the vessel and call for assistance.
  