RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 1984, 12' Olympian Fiberglass Runabout Skiff w/8 hp Outboard Engine 
  On 12/29/2017, at about 11:00 a.m., this vessel was drifting on Puget Sound in Utsalady Bay, located near Camano Island WA in Island county.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, on this date and time, Operator1 and his passenger, Occupant, had launched this vessel from the Utsalady Boat Launch (county park) to check their crab pots set in Utsalady Bay.  There were other boats in the vicinity including a commercial crabbing boat.  Operator1 told Officers that the commercial boat was actively checking its crab pots and thereby creating waves.  Operator1 said that they had just shifted their motor into neutral to pull up their last pot when an unexpected large wave hit the stern of their boat swamping it.
  
  Both Operator1 and Occupant jumped out of the boat to prevent it from overturning.  Occupant said that he got back into the boat first and was able to circle around and retrieve Operator1 before the motor quit.  They were about a mile from shore when the incident occurred.  Occupant paddle the boat towards shore with an oar while Operator1 kicked (swam) pushing the boat.  Operator1 had a whistle and kept blowing it and Occupant periodically lifted his oar but none of the boats saw them.  Occupant became exhausted and stayed in the swamped boat.  
  
  A Camano Island Fire and Rescue boat rescued both subjects as they made it within 200 yards of shore.  Both Operator1 and Occupant were transported to Skagit Valley Hospital for hypothermia.  
  
  A witness, told Officers that he had initially witnessed the subjects in trouble about a half of a mile from shore.  He called 911 to report the incident.  He watched them as they made their way towards shore.
  
  Officers reported that when they arrived they observed Occupant paddling towards shore.  They did not see Operator1 as he was lying down in the swamped boat.  They observed four additional boaters about a mile away in their various power boats.  This included the commercial crabbing boat actively working.
  
  Both Operator1 and Occupant later told Officers that they were wearing their PFDs which saved their lives.  There was an additional Type 4 seat cushion PFD on the boat.  All of their clothing, including their PFDs were stripped off of them in the fire boat as both subjects were hypothermic.  
  
  There was no drug or us of alcohol detected.  Officers were in the back of the ambulance trying to ascertain the subject's information and would have smelled intoxicants.  Operator1 was barely able to say his first name.  He later told Officers that he had an internal body temperature of 80 degrees when he was rescued. 
  
  Both Operator1 and Occupant told Officers that they had not been drinking or using drugs when the incident occurred.  They also told Officers that they were in the water for 60 to 90 minutes before being rescued.        
  
  The boat was recovered and put back on its trailer.
  
  2 Injuries / 0 Fatalities
  No Apparent Alcohol Involvement
  No Vessel Damage
  Both the Operator and Occupant were Wearing PFDs
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card
  