Grand Prairie Police Department received a call at about 5:30 am on 8-4-13 advising of a possible drowning.  Officers responded to locate a pontoon boat that had drifted on to shore.  The occupants of the vessel advised that the primary operator of the vessel had fallen overboard and not resurfaced.  Officers noted that one passenger/witness saw the operator driving the boat, stopping, and then going to the front of the boat to urinate.  Witness said Operator fell overboard and did not resurface.  Witness stated that his girlfriend then woke up and they were able to start the boat to make a circle around the area.  The motor then died and they drifted to shore with no sign of Operator.  Grand Prairie PD report states that Operator had consumed alcohol during the day before and up to the incident.  Dallas County Game Wardens searched the area on 8-4-13 with Side Scan Sonar.  On 8-15-13, Tarrant County Game Warden searched with Grand Prairie PD with Side Scan Sonar.  At about 11:00 am, Grand Prairie PD advised they had a possible target on their sonar.  I agreed that it was worth calling the dive team out.  Grand Prairie Fire Department dive team arrived and located the victim at 12:00pm.  Victim was transported to shore and then transported to the Tarrant County Medical Examiners Office.  Grand Prairie PD advised me that this case was a homicide investigation.  On 8-13-13, Grand Prairie PD notified that investigators had now ruled the case an accidental drowning.   

Grand Prairie Police Department case #  13-21019 
Tarrant County Medical Examiner's case # 1309861
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