Subject1 and his 15-year-old son were fishing in a private pond in Sumter County. Subject2 stated his dad began to wobble in the boat. He asked if he was OK, and his dad said yes. Subject1 leaned to the right again, causing the boat to capsize. Subject1 was struggling in the water and said he could not breathe. He then went under. Subject2 attempted to hold Subject1 up and could not. The Creek boat is a 2-person vessel rated by U.S. Coast guard formula (length x width divided by 15) for 300 pounds. Subject1 weighed 300 and Subject2 weighs 275. They also had fishing gear and a battery. The vessel was grossly overloaded. They had no PFD 's or any safety equipment on board. Subject1 recently had some issues with extremely high blood pressure according to his wife.
Private Pond