On March 19th, 2023 at approximately 1630 hours, a single vessel incident occurred on the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County, Florida. V1 was traveling on the Caloosahatchee River and capsized resulting in both occupants entering the water. A Good Samaritan heard someone yelling for help, called 911 and rescued Occupant who was in distress; however, did not see anyone else in the water. A multi agency search and rescue operation began resulting in the recovery of Operator/Owner on March 21st, 2023. V1 is still missing in the Caloosahatchee River. This is an on going investigation.

Reference Investigative Case Report# ISR 095474; Cause of Death: Drowning  Manner of Death: Accident  Toxicology: Postmortem iliac blood positive for ethanol, 11-hydroxy delta-9 THC, delta-9 carboxy THC, and delta-9 THC.
Caloosahatchee River
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