On January 23, 2023, at approximately 1600 hours, a single vessel incident occurred in Matlacha Pass in Lee County, Florida. The vessel involved was a 10-foot kayak (V1) operated by OP1. 

V1 was fishing with two other kayaks in the Matlacha Pass area. The two other kayaks returned to the Sugar Sand Beach RV Resort, saw that OP1 was missing and began looking for him. 

V1 was located capsized with OP1 floating face down not wearing a life jacket. OP1 was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Other used as unknown due to unknown contributors to the possible capsizing and drowning.
Matlacha Pass
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