On November 26, 2023, at approximately 1730 hours, a single vessel incident occurred in the Caloosahatchee River in Alva, Florida. The vessel involved was a 2008 15-foot Florida Homemade Vessel (V1). V1 was occupied by two adult males. For an unknown reason, one male passenger was ejected into the water and was struck by the vessel’s propeller. The operator loaded V1 and returned to his residence and approximately 3 hours after the incident call 911. The body of the missing boater was located nearly 36 hours after the incident.; Occupant was located floating on the North side of the Caloosahatachee River. He had propellar injury to the head and hands.
Caloosahatachee River
ALVA                          