RedactedNarrative: The operator stated that he and a friend had gone out fishing on Gideon's Bay. They fished near the channels on one side of the bay and decided to cross the bay and fish the channels on the other side. 
  
  They were going about 20-25 MPH across the bay when a wave hit the boat. The impact knocked some items onto the floor of the boat, and he reached for those items. The operator stated he thinks another wave hit the boat and he and the passenger were knocked into the water. 
  
  There were life jackets in the boat, but neither operator or passenger were wearing one. The boat was going in a circle and he started yelling for help. He stated he thought shore was too far away so he told the passenger to try to get to the buoy. The operator estimated that he was in the water for about 10-15 minutes and thought he had 5-10 seconds before he would have been "down." 
  
  Two men in a ski boat rescued him. He could not see his passenger in the water and knew that he must have gone under. The rescuers saw a jacket in the water and thought it was the passenger, so one man dove in the water to get him, but it was just a jacket so they kept circling the area to look for the passenger. They then brought the rescued operator to shore where he was checked out by paramedics. Deputies started a search for the missing passenger using side scan sonar. He was located via side scan imaging in 7 feet of water at about 12:01 pm. Divers were called for assistance. He was removed from the water at about 2:02 pm. The circling boat had been stopped by a barge that was working in the area. Alcohol was not a factor.
  