RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 10' Plastic Rowboat – Year/Make/Model Unknown - No Engine  
  
  On 09/14/2017, at about 11:27 a.m., this vessel was drifting in Guemes Channel about 150 yards off Guemes Island Shore, located near Anacortes, WA in Skagit county.    
  
  According to Law Enforcement, this vessel was in the area described above.  An unknown witness called 911 to report that he saw his neighbor fall out of his boat.  He had been in the water for about 10 minutes.
  
  The victim was picked up by a local ferry and transported to an awaiting medic crew.  He was unconscious and transported to Harborview.  It appears that the victim had a heart attack in association with drowning.
  
  0 Injuries / 1 Fatality
  No Apparent Alcohol Involvement
  No Vessel Damage Reported
  The Operator was wearing a PFD / Inflatable PFD did not inflate
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card / Exempt by Age
  