RedactedNarrative: On December 16, 2016 at approximately 1710 hours while on marked patrol in Lee County Florida, on water patrol Cpl responded to an overturned vessel in Matlacha Pass. Upon arriving on scene, Cpl observed an overturned vessel, within sight another vessel flagging Cpl down with 5 persons onboard from the overturned vessel. 
  
  His vessel was clearly overloaded, Cpl transferred the 5 persons and brought them to shore to the Matlacha Park I Boat Ramp. Upon arriving all parties were checked by EMS, no one was transported and no visible injuries were seen. 
  
  The operator of vessel 1 advised Cpl that a second vessel was involved in the incident. Cpl had seen the vessel just outside the channel in the area of the overturned vessel, Deputy made contact with the operator of vessel 2. 
  
  The operator of vessel 1, Operator1, advised they had been traveling North in Matlacha Pass and a vessel headed South passed them and the wake overtook the vessel causing it to overturn. All occupants were thrown or jumped into the water. Operator1 further advised that he thought the operator had seen them and left the area. 
  
  Col made contact with the operator of vessel 2, Operator2, he advised the follow. He was traveling South in the channel of Matlacha Pass and did notice a vessel pass him port to port outside of the channel at a high rate of speed. At the time he stated he was slowing to exit the channel at slow speed in accordance with the laws in the pass to fish. He never noticed or saw vessel 1 sink or overturn. 
  
  Further stating that he would never not act to assist another boater in distress. Based on the position of the overturned vessel, outside of the channel, where he stated he had seen the vessel passing originally Col found that the vessel was outside of the channel when It overturned. 
  
  Vessel 1 appeared to have been altered with a homemade tower possibly making vessel 1 top heavy. This would make the vessel less sea worthy and unable to take wake or weather. Also with the operator of vessel 1 in the tower at the time would also add to the instability of vessel 1 causing it to easily overturn under simple conditions.