Upon arrival at the scene and interview with V1 operator, he stated he had been fishing on the Ouachita River and was headed back to the landing when he was flagged down by 2 male subjects.  They informed him their motor had quit (V2) and they needed a tow back to the landing. V1 operator agreed to tow them back and the owner of V2 got into V1 and held onto a rope that was tied to V2 and the other male (V2 passenger/victim) remained in V2 while it was being towed.  V1 Operator stated he heard his passenger yell at the V2 occupant to "Sit Down!; and then he was told to "Stop the boat" (V1).  He stopped V1, turned around and got within approximately 10 feet of the victim. V1 operator got up went to the bow of V1 to get a PFD to throw to the victim, but by the time he got the PFD the victim was gone. They sat in V1 for approximately 30 min. watching to see if the victim was going to resurface.  V1 operator said he finally decided to go call for help; so they continued to tow V2 back to the landing and called 911.   

Upon interviewing V2's owner he stated he and the victim had been fishing and at one point their motor quit.  They were able to flag down V1 and get him to tow them back.  During the process, his passenger (V2 victim) got up and started walking to the front of V2; V2's owner yelled at him to sit down but the victim lost his balance and fell overboard.  He stated as they turned around to get him, the victim was struggling in the water.  When they got close, he went down.   

There were no indications any of the people involved had been drinking but as a requirement V1 operator's blood was drawn and taken to the Health Dept. for testing.  The victim was recovered that same day and taken to the Crime Lab for an autopsy. 

All results still pending as of 06/05/13. 
  
BAC results received 06/14/13.  Operator had a BAC of 0.00
CAMDEN