brian winchester. he and his dad using a spotlight made the first big discovery. >> brian winchester had found the boat. mike was not in it. his decoys were all in the boat which, of course, thank he never got started hunting. >> what picture came together for you? >> i was like everybody else. worried he might've fallen out. >> mike's buzz. >> brian stood with me and anytime they would come up with a potential hit, brian wilkes and don't want to be here when they find mike. >> man-made lake seminole can be treacherous for boaters. it was a one-time peach orchard. >> at night, they're hard to see. >> a fish and wildlife officer was at the scene. >> you hit a stump and you could be thrown out easily. >> they did not have a body but there was an early theory among hunters about what might've happened. mike in the predawn hour hit the stump and thrown into the weed filled lake. like most duck hunters he was known to use chest high waders and they can turn deadly. >> they are bulky and like putting two buc