RedactedNarrative: On July 10, 2021 at 5:00pm, (Operator) was operating a 15' Active Traveler  in Bayou Fordoche, St Landry Parish.  Operator had borrowed the vessel from the owner in order to retrieve another vessel that had broken down in the area.  While operating the vessel, he found that the vessel was taking on large amounts of water and at risk of sinking, and the bulge pump was not operating to pump the water out.  Operator operated the boat to the nearest shoreline, where he was able to secure the vessel to a tree before the stern of the vessel fully sank.  
  
  Operator was then able to contact an acquaintance to pick him up and had planned on retrieving the vessel at a later date.  At 9:35am on July 12, 2021 I Agent was contacted by Lt. that he had been contacted regarding an unoccupied vessel and possible boat incident that took place in Bayou Fordoche St Landry Parish.  I then responded to the scene with Agent to assess if a boating incident had occurred.  While going to the scene, contact was made with the owner of the vessel's wife, who stated that her husband was offshore at the time and that Operator had borrowed the vessel and was operating the vessel at the time.  After arriving on scene, the vessel was strapped to a tree with the entire stern underwater, so the motor was not visible. When contact with Operator was made over the phone, he collaborated on the above stated sequence of events for the boat incident.  Operator  was not injured during the incident.  The use of PDF's and kill switches is currently unknown.  Drugs and alcohol were not present.