Time of accident is an estimate.  Officers responded to an overturned boat in a slough off of Swift Creek. Upon arrival, we found an empty Jon boat. The Autaugaville Vol Fire Dept. located one of the victims and it is believed that the other victim is still in the water. Dragging efforts are to resume at 8:00 am on 1/14/2011.  Sergeant and Officer use side scan sonar equipment to pin point the precise location of the second victim at approximately 10am, the second victim, was recovered by the Autaugaville Volunteer Search and Rescue Team.

Vessel was not registered and has no hull identification number. Because Officer received an emergency report about an overturned vessel without anyone near it, it is not known which of the victims was operating or what the operation/speed of the vessel was at the time of the incident.

The autopsy report showed multiple drugs in each of the victims' systems some of which were in the toxic range.
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