Vessel 1 (V1) was cruising southbound on the E1 Canal approaching the 10th Avenue N Bridge, in Lake Worth, Florida.  V1 was heavily weighted in the stern with the operator sitting in the back row and the 15HP engine.  As V1 slowed to go under the approaching bridge, the vessel's stern became swamped with it's wake.  V1 then capsized and the operator fell into the water.
I responded to the scene by Personal Water Craft.  Upon arrival to the scene, I observed the operator clinging to the overturned vessel.  Operator of the vessel reported he was not injured.  I assisted the operator by righting the vessel.  The operator bailed the water out of the vessel and I towed the vessel back to the John Prince Boat Ramps.  The vessel suffered approximately $2500 of damage with all electronics, engine and battery fully submerged when capsized.  This concludes my involvement with this vessel crash investigation.

E 4 Canal
Lake Worth                    