RedactedNarrative: On july  4th, 2020 the boating party went out on lake norman in mecklenburg county. The boating party consisting of 7 persons, launched their 19 foot regal cabin boat from the ramsey creek boat ramp. They motored to a spot several hundred yards from the boat ramp and the ramsey creek swim beach. 
  
  The boat was adrift as members of the party began to swim around the vessel.  At 15:00, upon members reboarding the vessel they noticed that water had began to fill the floor of the cabin area. They started to head back to ramsey creek ramp but realized that the vessel was taking on a substantial amount of water. Members of the party waved down a pontoon boat passing by. The adult passengers put on pfd''s. The children onboard were already wearing pfd''s. All seven passengers abandoned the vessel and boarded the pontoon boat. The cornelius fire boat, cornelius pd marine 4, and a nc wildlife boat arrived on scene with in 10 minutes to find the boat capsized but floating at the surface. The vessel was towed back to ramsey creek park. 
  
  The vessel was inspected by a mechanic once the vessel was recovered. The mechanic confirmed that the drain plug was in place. He also confirmed the front bilge pump was working but the rear bilge pump was not. It cannot be determined if the bilge pump worked before the boat capsized. The mechanic noted that this model had two large open intakes for the inboard engine ventilation system. These vents face forward, where water could have entered the boat in great volume if water conditions were right. The water conditions were rough due to the high activity levels of the 4th of july holiday.
  