According to witnesses, the following is the sequence of events:

A neighbor noticed the victim "bobbing" up and down in the water after he fell out of V1.  She told the victim's girlfriend to call 911.  At the same time, the victim's mother was entering the water to try and help the victim back towards the direction of V1 (they were approximately 150 feet from the shore).  The victim was noted as being a strong swimmer.  As his mother got close he was trying to swim away from her with a paddle in his hand.  She was able to reach and grab V1 and tried to put it between her and the victim asking him to grab hold of V1.  The victim continued to "bob" up and down in the water.  The victim's mother stated she remembers him gasping for air before going under.  She yelled to other family members to help her find him but by this point it was dark.  She swam back to shore with V1.

AGFC Dive Team was notified and responded the following morning.  Victim's body was recovered at 11:55am on 06/06/12.  The body has been sent to the Crime Lab for an autopsy and toxicology screens.  Results are pending; therefore there has been no determination or verification of the cause of the accident (alcohol/drugs are highly suspected).

09/17/12 - Autopsy and Toxicology results confirm Drowning as cause of death, BAC of .24 and positive results for Benzodiazepines and Cannabinoids.

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