RedactedNarrative: On April 7, 2019 at approximately 1430, Senior Agents were notified of a vessel that had run aground on the rock structure near Avery Canal in Vermillion Bay.  Agents were able to contact the operator of the vessel.  Operator advised Agent that his vessel struck a rock jetty during an attempt to retrieve an individual from the water.  Operator and his passenger debated on who would swim to the subject in the water in order to retrieve the individual from the water.  Subject jumped from the vessel in an attempt to retrieve the subject from the water.  Operator advised that during this time he did not feel comfortable with maneuvering his vessel with her in the water.  Operator placed his vessel in neutral, turned his engine off and exited the console.  Operator then exited his vessel and got onto the rock jetty in an attempt to keep his vessel from hitting the rocks.  Due to the strong winds and rough waves, Operator was unsuccessful at keeping his vessel off of the rocks.  After the vessel began hitting the rocks, Operator's vessel began to take on water and swamped.
  Drugs or alcohol not suspected to be a factor.  No injuries were reported and no PDF's were used.