RedactedNarrative: On 10/20/2019 fwc was notified that a shrimp boat had located a sunk vessel with no people on board approximately 5 miles off alligator point.
       searches conducted by fwc and us coast guard resulted in locating operator who was recovered and transported to tallahassee memorial hospital for treatment of severe hypothermia and shock.
  The search also located the deceased victim2. Victim2 was turned over to the medical examiners office.
  Search efforts continue for  victim1 at this time.
  
       investigation is ongoing. 
  
  On 10/19/19 at approximately 1009 hours eastern the vessel departed crystal river after refueling.  At approximately 2000 hours eastern the vessel took on water and sunk south of alligator point. On 10/20/19 the vessel was located capsized five miles offshore south of alligator point by a commercial fishing vessel who notified fwc, units arrived on scene along with united states coast guard (uscg) and began search and rescue efforts. On 10/21/19 uscg recovers operator from the water who is transported to tallahassee memorial hospital (tmh) for treatment, also recovered from the water was victim2 (deceased) victim1 still missing.
  
  From information gathered to date: the steering on the vessel had become sluggish and one of the engines shut down. Upon opening the engine hatch, the occupants discovered it was flooding and immediately shut down the other engine. After the remaining engine was shut down the wind quickly spun the vessel around to where the stern was susceptible to the oncoming waves and two large waves struck and capsized the vessel sending all the occupants into the water. The personal floatation devices (pfd’s) and epirb were in the cabin and the occupants were unable to access the safety equipment due to the force of the water flooding the vessel. According to the only surviving occupant operator, once the first large wave struck and began flooding the vessel, it was sunk in approximately thirty seconds. It happened very fast.
  
  All occupants grabbed whatever they could to stay afloat in the water which included seat cushions, a life sling and a life ring.  The victims were in the water from approximately 2200 hours on 10/19/19 till approximately 0930 hours on 10/21/19 when they (operator and victim2) were recovered by the us coast guard.  Operator was transported to tallahassee memorial hospital.  Victim1 was never recovered.; 
  
  victim1 was never recovered from the water.  He swam for shore in a life ring.  The life ring was recovered from the area and had bite marks which were confirmed to be from a shark.  He was pronounced deceased in a court of law.  Please see full report for more information. operator was recovered from the water and transported to the hospital for treatment of hypothermia and shock.; victim2 was recovered from the water by the united states coast guard and was pronounced deceased on scene. An autopsy was conducted which determined the cause of death was drowning with a hypothermia being a contributing factor.  See attached medical examiner report for more information.
  