On 6/09/12, at approximately 1739hrs, Warden was contacted by Bell Co. dispatch stating that there was an individual on Lake Stillhouse that had fallen off a boat, gone under water, and had not returned back to the surface.   

At 1826hr, Warden arrived on scene. Warden observed two boats beached on the island, close to marina, and the occupants of both vessels were distrait.   

Warden talked to the individuals on the vessels and found two good eye-wittiness, who was on the boat and who was on another boat.  They stated that the victim was kneeling and about to begin urinating off the front of the boat, while the boat motor was idling, and drifting.  They further advised that Victim's wife, was sitting at the helm, behind the wheel.  Witness1 stated that the next thing they heard was a loud splash.  Witness1 looked back toward the direction of were Victim was and he wasn't' there.  Witness1 ran to the front of the boat and he stating that as he was doing so heard a loud thud.  He stated that it sounded like something hit one of the pontoons on the boat.  Witness1, then advised that Victim came up next to the boat, on the starboard side, but was just floating there dazed and confused. Witness1 and Operator asked  Victim if he was okay, Victim replied yes. Do to the wind the boat continued to float closer to the north shore and further away from Victim, as he was just floating there in the water.   

Operator called to Victim, and asked him why he wasn't swimming toward the boat.  Victim replied he didn't know.   

At that time Witness1 stated that he jumped in the water and swam toward him approximately 10-15ft.  Victim was still not swimming, just floating.  Witness1 stated that he grabbed Victim, from behind and began to swim toward the direction of the vessel, still floating away.  Witness1 stated that as he had a hold of Victim he was talking to him and Victim was unresponsive and was getting heavier and heavier.  Witness1 stated that he was trying to keep Victim's head above the water line, but due to the weight, it was pulling Witness1 under the water too.  Witness1 further advised that he wasn't feeling Victim breath and Victim's head kept going further and further under the water after each wave.  Witness1 stated that he started to feel as if he was sucking in water and was about to drown and had to let go of Victim.   

At that point subject, who was on scene and saw what was going on, got in his boat and went to pick up Witness1 and Operator, who had also jumped into the water. 

Warden also had Witness1 and subject2 on his patrol vessel and had them help mark the area where they last saw Victim go down.  Warden marked the area with a gps unit and an orange marker.   

Warden returned the witness to their boat and began using the Side Scan Sonar device, on his patrol vessel in an attempt to locate Victim. At 2140hrs, Warden called the search off until the morning, due to it getting to dark for the divers. 

At 0715hrs, Wardens, and the Morgan's Point Dive Team responded back to the area to continue the search for Victim. 

At approximately 1245hrs, Warden located Victim using the Side Scan Sonar and had the dive team dive on what he believed was the body.   

The dive team dived on the area and at 1253hrs, the dive team confirmed that they had located Victim.   

Warden transported Victim to the shoreline and contacted JP Cook and Temple Mortuary. 

Warden requested an autopsy be performed and the body was transferred to Temple Mortuary for transport. 

On 9-7-12, Warden received the full Autopsy report from Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences at Dallas.  It showed the cause of death to be drowning, a vitreous al

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