According to the Abilene Police Department report, witnesses stated that on 6-2-12, at approximately 8:30 PM, Operator fell out of his kayak approximately 100-150 feet from shore.  Unable to get back into the kayak, Operator decided to swim back to shore and began panicking and yelling for help.  At this time two people began to swim towards Operator but was unable to get to him before he went under.   At approximately 9:00 PM, Abilene Lake Patrol contacted Taylor County Game Warden to assist with the recovery of a drowning victim.  At approximately 10:00 PM, Taylor County Wardens began searching for the victim using side-scan sonar.  At approximately 10:47 PM the body was located and marked.  Warden contacted the Abilene Lake Patrol to commence dragging operations and the body was recovered at 11:58 PM.  Operator did not have a PFD at the time of the accident.  The body was transported to the main boat ramp where Jones County Justice of the Peace pronounced the subject deceased at 12:25 AM on 6-3-12.  Abilene Professional Services transported the body to their mortuary.  Preliminary autopsy report included a foam cone, pulmonary congestion and edema, and bilateral petrous bone hemorrhages consistent with a drowning death.  Toxicology is still pending.
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