RedactedNarrative: On 9/6/16 a group of 10 were out on a rented pontoon on Lake Granby. Near the Grand Bay area of the lake, the pontoon was operating in forward gear. A male passenger who was originally seated on the front port side of the pontoon suddenly decided to stand up, walk to the front of the pontoon, and opened the front gate. The operator observed this action and panicked, immediately shifting the throttle from forward into the neutral. This sudden speed change caused the male passenger's momentum to go forward and he fell over the bow into the water. The pontoon then drifted over the top of him. The male passenger was not wearing a PFD. It took the group 5-10 minutes to get the male out of the water and onto the boat where CPR was started. 
  
  NOTE Lake Granby is a alpine high altitude lake with year round fridgid water temperatures that hover around 60 degrees. The male victim had been noted as consuming at least two alcoholic beverages so that could have played a factor.
  