The Victim and his family had been camping on a small island when a storm developed.  As the storm approached, everyone in the family travelled from the island to shore (by boat) where everyone except for the Victim left the area to return to their residence.  The Victim remained behind, indicating by cell phone to his wife (who was returning to their residence) that he would return to the island (via boat) to secure the remaining camping equipment and would expect the remainder of the family to come back to the island after the storm passed to have dinner.  Shortly thereafter (about five minutes later) the Victim's wife tried to contact the Victim again by cell phone but received no answer.  The Victim's wife then contacted emergency services who responded to the scene where Vessel 1 was found in the middle of the Portage River.  A search commenced for the Victim, who was recovered at approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 16, 2010.  During the search, an aluminum boarding ladder from Vessel 1 was found embedded in a muddy area near the area where the family had gained access to the island previously.  The Victim was not wearing any shoes, and had keys, a cell phone, and his wallet in his pocket at the time of recovery; with no witnesses to the incident this evidence leads to speculation that perhaps he was intending to wade into the water to launch or retrieve Vessel 1 (hence no shoes), but did not anticipate falling into the water (with his cell phone, wallet, and keys in his pocket).  The Victim was not wearing a life jacket.  The investigation of this incident is ongoing.
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