V1 was attempting to make a right hand turn when when the waves from heavy winds swamped his airboat causing it to sink. V2 was attempting to tow V1 to shore when V2 was swamped due to heavy winds and waves swamping the stern causing V2 to sink.
I arrived on scene at approximately 2:36PM where I observed a partially sunk airboat just off Yankee Point on Lake Okeechobee. A bass boat operated and owned by OP2 was attempting to tow the airboat to an area on Yankee point to be pulled out. While towing the airboat, the waves, due to the high winds, started to come over the stern of OP2 boat causing it to take on water and eventually sink. At that point in time, the airboat was almost fully submerged except for approximately two to three feet of the cage. 
	I spoke with the owner of the airboat, about what originally happened with his airboat. He advised that he went to make a right-hand turn to turn around and the waves, due to heavy winds, swamped his airboat causing it to partially sink. He advised that he was going at an idle speed due to the high winds and hazardous waters. Once the airboat was pulled ashore, he looked over his airboat and saw that two of the three propellers had cracks in them due to hitting the water upon sinking. He advised as soon as he knew it was going underwater he shut the motor off.
	All parties were returned to safety with no injuries and the vessels were pulled ashore.

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