RedactedNarrative: On April 29, 2021, at approximately 1235 hours, a single vessel (PWC) incident occurred in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 500 yards northeast of Clearwater Pass, Pinellas County, Florida.  A male operator and female occupant on the PWC (V1) struck a wave and were thrown into the Gulf of Mexico. The male operator was able to get back aboard the PWC, and the female occupant was helped onto a nearby vessel where she began having a medical episode. At approximately 1332 hours, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officers responded to the Seminole Boat Ramp. The female occupant was transported to Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater where she was pronounced dead at 1312 hours. 
  External examination in lieu of an autopsy at the request of VICTIM’s family completed at 1100 hrs. No component of drowning was found to have caused VICTIM’s death. Cause was ruled as arterial sclerotic cardiovascular disease, with contributing factors of COPD and obesity. Per the Pinellas County Medical Examiner:  External examination was done in lieu of autopsy at the request of the family. No component of drowning. Cause of Death: Arterial sclerotic cardiovascular disease. Contributing factor: COPD, and Obesity. 
  