RedactedNarrative: I, Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, was in uniform and on state water patrol in a marked patrol vessel on February 16, 2015 at approximately 11:40 in the Florida Bay near the 74 mile marker in Monroe County when I was dispatched to a vessel in distress near Alligator Reef.
  
  The vessel was taking on water with (2) people on board. After the vessel capsized, a good Samaritan picked the occupants up and took them to Bud N’ Marys Marina. I arrived on scene shortly after to locate the capsized vessel. I located the capsized vessel and awaited for TowBoat US to arrive on scene to salvage the vessel. TowBoat US arrived and turned the vessel over to TowBoat US.
  
  There were (2) occupants on board the vessel, IN6867DT, none of which were injured and they were both wearing life jackets as the vessel began taking on water. The operator was later identified as:
  
  The visibility was clear and it was daytime with high winds, 10-20 mph, and high seas 3-7 ft. The vessel was at anchor and Subject was preparing to pull the anchor in as Operator was operating the vessel. Subject tried pulling the anchor and was unable to do so as Operator was in gear going forward. In conjunction with the high winds, high seas, and the forward motion of the vessel without the anchor being pulled, the propeller got caught in the anchor line pulling the stern of the vessel down allowing waves to begin to fill the vessel. Once the vessel was full of water and they were forced into the water, the vessel capsized. They were picked up by a good Samaritan and were transported to Bud N’ Marys Marina where they were then transported by Monroe County Sheriffs Deputies to their house.