RedactedNarrative: On saturday, may 28, 2022, at approximately 09:00hrs, the vessel operated by owner was occupied by two additional passengers in the beaufort inlet.  While aboard, a battery failed and the occupants attempted to exchange the failed battery.  During the exchange, the stern began to take on water causing the vessel to begin sinking.  
  
  The vessel then capsized and all occupants were ejected.  Subject1 and subject2 were the only two occupants wearing personal flotation devices at the time of ejection.  The vessel was a 19ft winchester recreational boat with 1 unknown motor.  The weather for the time of the day was misty, foggy, cloudy, and the water conditions were rough with 15-25 mph winds, medium visibility during the day with the vessel drifting futher out away from the beaufort inlet.
  
  All 3 occupants were admitted to carteret county general hospital for further examinations.  At approximately 15:31 on 5/28/2022, i received a phone call from carteret general emergency room's charge nurse that the operator was pronounced dead.  The occupants subject1 and subject2 survived with no injuries on a same day release.
  
  ***please note:  this report was manually entered into bard due to transmission issues with the report beam system.***
  
  *bard, please do not delete this report*
  
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