Operator of vessel 1 was brining in the planer boards after fishing and one of the lines got caught in the engine propeller.  The operator attempted to free the line from the prop when two waves came over the stern of the vessel. The operator then decided to try and make it to shore.  The vessel was approximately five miles from shore and made it to about 500 yards offshore where the vessel capsized and all four passengers went into the water.
Lake Erie
Ashtabula                     