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Gary Anthony Archer, 55, of Santa Rosa, died as a result of the incident, according to Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Bauman said that on Monday at approximately 9:45 p.m. sheriff’s deputies responded to the Lake Pillsbury Resort to investigate a reported drowning.
As deputies were en route to Lake Pillsbury, Sheriff’s Dispatch received further information that the victim had actually been struck by a boat. Bauman said deputies with the Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Unit were called out to respond as well to investigate the boating accident.
When deputies arrived at the Lake Pillsbury Resort, they located Archer lying on the dock of the resort surrounded by rescue personnel and witnesses. Bauman said a Bay Area doctor who had been vacationing at the resort had already pronounced Archer deceased.
Northshore Fire Chief Jim Robbins told Lake County News that one of his agency's medic units was called out to transport Archer and was released after he was declared dead. However, they later were called back to transport a woman who had dived into the water to help Archer and was injured.
Bauman said deputies learned that Archer had been water skiing behind a Glasstron GT 150 powerboat, operated by 39-year-old Christian John Speckman of San Francisco.
Speckman had reportedly maneuvered the boat towards the lake’s shoreline with Archer in tow, Bauman said. Speckman apparently made a sharp turn before reaching the shoreline with the intent that Archer would release the ski line and glide into shore. Somehow, Archer was struck by the boat while he was still in the water.
Several key witnesses who were either friends or relatives of Archer had apparently left the area prior to the deputies’ arrival to respond to Santa Rosa and console his relatives, Bauman said. Deputies have contacted those witnesses in order to determine the exact cause of the fatal accident.
The investigation is ongoing, Bauman said.
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