RedactedNarrative: At approximately 5:15pm, operator and his co-worker, occupant, were fishing on s r farmer lake. They had decided to pull up anchor and move to another fishing location. Occupant was in the front of the boat when he felt the boat suddenly rock. He looked back to see operator standing and trying to regain his balance. Suddenly, operator fell backwards into the water. Operator struggled for a short time as occupant tossed him a type iii pfd. Operator failed to grasp the pfd and had quit struggling by this time. Operator slowly started sinking. Occupant quickly used the trolling motor of the vessel to get close to operator, and then jumped in to pull operator to shore. Occupant yelled for help and was able to get a neighbor's attention to call 911. At 5:53 pm a call was placed to the caswell co 911 and approximately 20 minutes later, first responders arrived on scene. Operator was pronounced dead a short time later. 
  
  Although operator fell into the water, it is still unclear if his death was a result of drowning. He was known to have health problems with his heart. Requests have been made to the nc medical examiner's office for a full report of cause of death. There were no violations detected in this accident investigation.