RedactedNarrative: On June 10, 2014, at approximately 14:26, FWC Officers responded to a call of a possible drowning in the Honeymoon / Three Rooker island area of Dunedin, Pinellas County, Gulf of Mexico. The seas were calm, visibility was good and the winds were moderate. The owner and an occupant entered the water, from a 27 ft. in order to manually put out the anchors. Both of them ended up in over head water with a strong current. Occupant was able to swim to shore while Owner drowned. 
  
  1). Both Owner and Occupant intentionally left the vessel to set the anchors. 
  2). Owner and Occupant started out in chest deep water. 
  3). Owner and Occupant unintentionally ended up in water that was over their heads. 
  4). Occupant was able to make it shore while Owner was not. 
  5). Many people assisted in trying to save Owner. 
  
  Owner transported five people to the Southern end of Three Rooker Island in his 27? ft. Fountain Center Console. Owner and Occupant entered the water to put out the anchors. Both of them ended up in water that was over their heads. After a lengthy rescue attempt Occupant was able to make it to the beach however no one was able to save Owner. 
  
  Owner was taken to Florida Hospital North, where he was declared dead dead at 16:11. Preliminary cause of death is drowning. 
  Occupant was taken to the hospital as a precaution. After a chest x-ray, occupant was cleared and only treated for exhaustion. ; OWNER: Subject was attempting to physically anchor his vessel in chest deep water. Subject stepped into water that was overhead. Subject became fatigued while swimming against the current. Once the subject was located CPR was performed by several people. EMS brought the subject to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Preliminary cause of death is drowning.