RedactedNarrative: On Sunday September 2, 2018 at approximately 2030 hours Operator 1 was traveling North East along the East shoreline of Lake Mirror looking for the entrance to Lake Howard.  Operator 1 turned into the channel and noticed the sign for Spring Lake.  Operator 1 turned the vessel out of channel and noticed water was rapidly rising from the floor in the vessel.  Operator 1 accelerated the boat to try and get the water to go out, but the water came in faster and the vessel started to sink and then capsized.   
  
  Operator 1 said that he didn’t know why water started coming in the boat and he said the plug was in. When the vessel was taken out of water I observed the plug was in the vessel.  Operator 1 said when he turned the vessel, there was more weight than usual in the back of the vessel and that could of caused more water to come in when he turned the vessel. The stern of the vessel sits low and there is not much freeboard.  Operator 1 was unaware that the power pole was deployed which could of caused more water to come into the vessel when he was turning.  Operator 1 advised the hose for the fish well was loose and could of been a factor in the sinking of the vessel. Operator 1 also stated the bilge pump was working about twenty minutes prior to the vessel sinking
  