Operator of rowboat fell overboard and drowned but there were no witnesses.  His wife told later that he went out fishing because it was a nice day and it was the last day before he would take the boat out of the water.  She stated also that he was happy, he did not smoke and drank only occasionally.  She did see his boat on the water in the distance and first thougt he had fallen asleep.  But when it came closer she noticed it was empty.  She overturned another rowboat on the shore, but there were no oars in it.  She then knocked at her neighbor's door.  Neighbor and a friend went out and found victim/operator face down in the water.  They brought him to shore and a neighbor nurse started CPR.  Ambulance was called and he was transported to Elkhart General Hospital.  They were not going to do an autopsy and consider it an accidental drowning.
Porter Township               