RedactedNarrative: On 5/8/2022, operator1 was accompanied by his two companions.  They launched two kayaks owned by subject1 near his residence.  Vessel 1 was occupied by subject2 sitting in the bow, front, and subject1 sitting in the stern, back.
  
  Vessel 2 was solely occupied by subject3.
  
  The vessels were launched at approximately 11:30am.  The group had planned on crossing the lake and fishing at the dam located on the south side of the lake.  Approximately 12:45pm, vessel 2 was leading the group towards the dam when a large wave hit the vessels.  Subject3 looked back to check on vessel 1 and saw it turned over.  Subject2 in vessel 2 stated the large waves swamped their vessel causing it to overturn and ejected subject1 and himself.  Both vessels had no safe equipment of personal flotation devices.
  
  Subject2 stated subject1 never resurfaced.  Subject3 paddled vessel 2 to the overturned kayak, vessel 1, where subject2 held onto the front of vessel 2.  Subject2 and subject3 were unable to locate subject1 and called 911.  Subject3 and subject2 were picked up by lake waccamaw police department and taken to the wildlife access area.  The two young men were checked out by emergency medical services and released.
  
  The approximate location of the incident was 34.3095, -78.5042.  Vessel 1 and vessel 2 were recovered on 5/9/22 at 9:15am on the south side of the lake located at 34.2575, -78.5104.  Subject1's body was recovered on 5/11/22 by the columbus county sheriff's office on the south side of the lake near the same location as the vessels.
  
  
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