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    On Monday, June 11, 2018, at approximately 1:15 am, Boating Accident #FWSW-18-OFF-010129 occurred approximately 520’ east of the Williams Park Boat Ramp, in Hillsborough County, Florida. 
  
    A 16’ Cape Horn center console vessel (V-1) with operator and two occupants were recreational cruising just east of the Williams Park Boat Ramp on the Alafia River. V-1 was heading in a westerly direction and struck the wooden fenders under the US Highway 41 Bridge and all occupants were ejected from V-1, resulting in one fatality, and two of the occupants sustaining injuries. Of the two occupants that had sustained injuries, one refused treatment and the other was transported by EMS to Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida. 
  
  At approximately 1:00 am, they left the Beer Shed, as it had closed. They boarded V-1, left the Beer Shed dock, and they got underway, enroute to go fishing around Fantasy Island and the mangroves just north of that. Occupant 1 stated he was operating V-1 down river to the US Highway 301 bridge. According to occupant 1’s  spontaneous utterance on Monday, June 11, 2018, Operator 1 stated he wanted to drive V-1, as Occupant 1 had consumed more alcoholic beverages then he had. Occupant 1 stated that he agreed to allow Operator 1 to operate V-1, sometime between the US Highway 301 bridge and the US Highway 41 bridge. At that time, the (3) of them proceeded west (down-river) towards the bay, where they intended to go fishing. While westbound, just east of the U.S. Highway 41 Bridge, according to a sworn recorded statement provided by occupant 1, Operator 1 was traveling at approximately 20 - 21 mph (on a plane), in a posted “Idle Speed No Wake” zone, heading towards the bridge. After clearing the Trestle, which is located parallel and just east of the U.S. Highway 41 Bridge, Occupant 1 stated that prior to impact, he saw that they were headed towards the bridge, so he yelled, “Turn Motherfucker.” To Operator 1, and simultaneously grabbed his son in an attempt for both to jump out of V-1. Accident-V-1’s left (Port) front (Bow) struck the south wooden fender system, resulting in all (3) occupants being ejected into the water. V-1, unoccupied then proceeded to the right and V-1’s right (Starboard) Bow struck the north wooden fender system. V-1 unoccupied then proceeded back to the left, where again, the Port Bow of V-1 struck the south wooden fender system. V-1, now clear from the bridge, headed northwest towards the Williams Park Boat Ramp. At that time, V-2, with (2) occupants were backing-out from the west dock in a westerly direction, with the intention of heading towards the U.S. Highway 41 Bridge (East up-river). V-2 occupants heard people yelling, “Run-away boat.” V-2 operator shifted V-2 into forward, to avoid a collision. V-1, unoccupied, grazed the middle aluminum engine guard of V-2.  
  
  Post-Accident-After grazing V-2, V-1 proceeded towards the shore. V-1 came to a stop after it ran aground in a wooded area, just west of the boat ramp. A fisherman, ran over to V-1, and turned the engine off. After being ejected from V-1, occupant 1 and his son swam to a bridge pillar and were holding on to it for approximately (5 - 10) minutes, prior to being helped to the dock by an unknown male in a Kayak / Canoe. The operator of never surfaced. Once on shore at the Williams Park Boat Ramp, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue evaluated occupant 1 and his son’s injuries. Occupant 1 refused any treatment and the son was transported by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue #12 to Tampa General Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. A search for Operator 1 continued until Monday, June 11, 2018, at approximately 9:22 am, when Operator 1’s body was located on the water’s surface floating under the U.S. Highway 41 Bridge.