RedactedNarrative: The Wellcraft had been tied to marker #26 for about an hour while the occupants were fishing. It was tied using about 40ft of anchor line. Subject had borrowed the Wellcraft and took it out on a test run to see if he wanted to buy it.  After about an hour, the waves became bigger and bigger and began to come over the sides. In a very short time the Wellcraft filled with water. While it was sinking the occupants attempted to retrieve the life jackets but were unable to. Everyone onboard, except subject1, went into the water. 
  
    The occupants swam to the channel marker and struggled to hang on and stay afloat. Subject2 was not able to stay with the marker and drifted away.  Subject3 was not able to stay afloat and eventually drowned.  The MacDill Marine Unit picked up Subject2 from the D2 Spoil Island, everyone else was recovered from the water by the Sheriff’s Office. Everyone was taken to the Davis Island Boat Ramp where EMS was waiting. Operator was taken to Tampa General for exhaustion, Subject3 was declared dead onscene. No one else was injured. The Wellcraft was still tied to the marker when it sank.
  
  attempted to raise the Wellcraft, however the anchor line broke and the Wellcraft sunk. Vessels search for two days for the sunken Wellcraft. On April 13th FWC Officers  assisted in the search using side-scan sonar. The Wellcraft has never been found.
  