Victim and operator were in a two person kayak and subject1 was in a single person kayak.  They were all friends and going south down the river together.  Victim and operator got close to the west side of the river and stuck a tree limb with their kayak causing them to flip over, ejecting both occupants.  

Subject1 was just a slowed and waited on them.  Victim swam  down river approx. 30 yards from where they flipped and started motioning toward the bank.  Victim then yelled out "my heart "and started hitting her chest. 

Subject1 and operator helped victim to the east side of the river's edge (they couldn't go up on the bank due to the steepness of the bank and there were multiple cypress knees along the back in that area) and victim sat down in the shallow water.  Victim then went unconscious and stopped breathing.  Subject1 and operator attempted cpr but every time they tried chest compressions, victim's head went under water.  Victim was pronounced deceased by an emt at 1317 hrs.

Operators and subject1 stated that victim had diabetes, was a 40 year smoker, and had three stints put in recently. They also stated that victim has to take a large amount of medication daily.

MOUNTAIN FORK RIVER
BROKEN BOW                    