On Tuesday May 24, 2011 at approximately 2:30 p.m Victim got into a 10 foot kayak that he had purchased the day before, and paddled out across Cedar Lake located in Lagrange County Indiana.  Victim kayaked to the south end of Cedar Lake where at approximately 2:50 p.m his kayak capsized.  Victim was not wearing a life jacket.  Victim had a Coast Guard approved type IV throwable device in the kayak.  Victim started shouting for help and his cries were heard by a youth who went and told her grandmother who came outside and observed Victim splashing in the water and calling for help.  Grandma went back and called 911.  A subject came out and also observed Victim splashing in the water and then she was no longer able to see him.  Lagrange County Sheriff's Deputy arrived on scene and saw a red kayak down by the lily pads, but did not observe Victim.  Fire Rescue arrived on scene and fireman observed Victim lying on the bottom of the lake.  Fireman jumped into the lake and pulled Victim up from the bottom of the lake at approximately 3:08 p.m. Victim was pulled into a boat and taken to shore where he was then transported to Lagrange Parkview hospital.  Victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital.  
     Three people watched Victim kayak across Cedar Lake to the south end of the lake.  Two people stated that they observed Victim splashing around on the south end of the lake.  They got some binoculars and observed what they thought was Victim possibly stuck in some lily pads with his kayak.  They got into a row boat and rowed across the lake towards Victim to assist him.  They arrived in time to see the fireman pulling Victim up from the lake bottom.
     On Wednesday May 25, 2011 at 9:30 a.m an autopsy was performed on Victim by pathologist Dr. at the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center located in Fort Wayne Indiana.  Dr listed the preliminary cause of death as drowning.

Howe                          