RedactedNarrative: On December 26th 2017 at approximately 4:00 PM, I Officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was on state water patrol at Lochloosa Lake boat ramp. While waiting on boats to return from fishing, I noticed a overturned vessel in the middle of the lake with several other vessels positioned around it. 
  
  Vessel operator stated that he had been cruising across the lake, when the lid of a cooler that had been in the bow of the boat was torn off. When he went to block the lid from striking him in the face, he let go of the steering wheel. The motor then turned hard left causing the boat to turn hard to the right. The vessel began to take on water and flip.
  
  Vessel inspection revealed the steering system was a teleflex cable setup which allowed the engine torque to turn the vessel when the steering wheel is released while vessel is making way