RedactedNarrative: 14ft vessel accident caused by weather conditions and was swamped by about a 2 to 3 foot wave, once the vessel took on too much water it sank.
  On 10-16-2021, FWC was called out to a boating accident with the occupants in the water in Choctawhatchee Bay.  Dispatch advised that a boat had taken on water and that two men were onboard, and had called 911 and the call was disconnected right after they told 911 dispatch that the vessel was sinking.  Their last known location was East of the Clyde Wells Bridge and West of the mouth of the Choctawhatchee RIver.  I launched my vessel from Grady Brown Park in Freeport, I made contact with other officers who were positioned on the highest point of the Clyde Wells Bridge.  Officers informed me that they had seen something East of my vessel.  I followed their directions and located OP1 in the water clinging to a tackle bag and a cooler, he was in distress, and I was able to pull him into my boat.  OP1 told me his son was further East of his direction, attempting to swim towards the Pilcher Park Landing.  A short time later I located PAX 1 floating on a type IV throwable.  I was able to get PAX 1 into the boat safely and took them to Pilcher Park Landing.  The two men were assessed my EMS and cleared a short time later as no injuries had occurred.  
  I then had both men fill out sworn written statements on what had occurred.  From their statements, OP1 was the operator at the time of the accident.  According to their statements, they had launched earlier that morning from Pilcher Park and had went East into the mouth of the Choctawhatchee RIver to fish, when they were on their way back to the landing, the SW wind had increased to around 20 knots, and had created severe chop in the middle portion of the bay.  The men were in a small 14 ft jon boat travelling W SW at a slow speed (less than 10 mph)  and a large wave rolled over their starboard side stern, and they took a lot of water into the boat, they tried to bail it and keep moving but soon the waves kept coming over, the motor quit and at that point the vessel quickly took on water and sunk.  
  Both men stated that they had two lifejackets in the floor of the boat that they didn't have time to put on and they stated that once the boat went under the lifejackets did not float.  
  They stated that they had all of the required safety equipment, and PAX 1 stated that he fired off a couple of flares before the boat sunk.  They stated they hadn't had any alcohol, and I did not see any signs of impairment.  Due to the windy conditions that day, it was probable from that the frequency and size of the waves, that they were the main cause of the accident.
  Owners stated that they would attempt to locate and recover the vessel.  I was unable to get any photographs of the vessel because it is somewhere on the bottom of the Bay.
  