RedactedNarrative: On June 11 2021 around 4:30pm on lake waccamaw, vessel one a 2020 blue in color see doo gtx 170 was being operated.  Vessel one was towing two male juveniles.  Vessel one was towing the two skiers on a blue in color air head pit stop tube near the shore of 2653 waccamaw shores road lake waccamaw nc 28450.  
  
  At approximately 6:00pm the two juveniles voluntarily left the tube to swim and attempt to touch the bottom of the lake with their feet.  At this time the juvenile males took their pfd''s off and voluntarily left the tube to touch the ground in what they believed to be shallow water.  
  
  As the juveniles were hanging onto the side of the tube, they let go of the tube to again touch bottom.  At this time the water was deeper than expected and the juveniles began to go under water unable to stand and touch ground.  
  
  The operator of vessel one attempted to drive the see doo closer to the juveniles while being unable to do so.  The operator then took his pfd off and threw it to the juveniles as a makeshift type four throw cushion.  
  
  The operator then voluntarily departed vessel one and swam to assist and rescue the sinking juveniles.  The juveniles having grabbed the operators pfd that was thrown to them were able to tread water.  The operator seeing the vessel drift away from the three due to wind pushing it opposite direction of the swimmers, attempted to swim after the vessel in order to reboard and pick up the juveniles.  
  
  The vessel was drifting faster than the operator could swim.  According to the surviving victims the operator went under the water and did not resurface.  At this time the two male juveniles swam with the operators pfd to shore and began calling for help near 2653 waccamaw shores road.  
  
  Rescue efforts commenced and the operator was recovered 06/13/2021 sunday morning around 10:00am.
  