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The accident happened on May 11th, 2014, when Mendez’s boat got trapped on a sandbar.
Several people were helping to push the boat off the sandbar at Nixon Beach when 23-year old Ernesto Hernandez pitched in to help.
As everyone pushed, Hernandez was fatally slashed by the engine’s propellers.
The medical examiner listed his cause of death as “multiple chop wounds.”
Investigators worked to determine if alcohol, carelessness or recklessness played a role. But investigators at the scene reportedly observed “no blood shot eyes, slurred speech or unsteady movement” from Mendez.
Mendez, in a statement Thursday, said, “My thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the Hernandez family as they continue to heal from the loss of Ernesto from the sad, tragic day.”
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