RedactedNarrative: On Thursday June 15, 2017 at approximately 3:30 PM, I, Ofc. was contacted by Lt. and asked to investigate a fatal canoe accident that occurred on Monday June 12, 2017 at approximately 5:00 AM. Lt. advised me that he had received a copy of a Baltimore Sun news article from Capt. regarding the incident and forwarded that news article to me.
   
   The Baltimore Sun article stated Subject and a friend were canoeing when the canoe tipped over. Subject was transported to Howard County General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Tuesday June 13, 2017. The incident was investigated by Howard County Police
   
   I attempted to contact County Detectives several times to request a copy of their report and was eventually directed to contact their records division.
  
   On Monday June 19, 2017 at about 2:30 PM, I faxed a request for a copy of Howard County Police Report #17-57133 to the Howard County Police Records Division. At approximately 4:50 PM, I received a call from Det. of the Howard County Police Dept. Det. was able to give me the following information:
   
   On Monday June 12, 2017 at about 4:00 AM, the victim, Subject and another male subject decided to take an old canoe out on a small local pond. Det. told me that the other subject had stated that before going on the canoe he and Subject had been drinking and using marijuana. Det. told me that at some point the canoe overturned and the two subjects attempted to swim back to the shore. Subject was not able to make it back to shore. The other subject ran to a house and called for help.
   
   Det. told me that the pond was about 10-12 feet deep in the center, the canoe was 17' 6" long and there was no lifejackets on board. Det. also told me they were unable to locate a Hull ID on the boat. 
   
  Det. stated I could get a copy of the report after its complete, he's waiting on the autopsy report from the medical examiner.
   
  
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