RedactedNarrative: On February 19, 2017 at approximately 1 p.m. subject was observed fishing out of LA vessel 0400-LR(vessel 1) on Caddo Lake in Caddo parish.  Operator was located up Jeems Bayou on the lake and was observed standing up while fishing.  At approximately 5 p.m. vessel 1 was observed tied to a tree unoccupied.  911 was called and the Caddo parish Sheriff's Office responded to the scene. 
  
  Operator's deceased body was recovered by the Caddo Sheriff's Office in approximately 8 feet of water next to vessel 1.  Sgt. with Caddo Sheriff's Office was on the scene and reported to me that  vessel 1 did not have a motor on it and had 1 class 3 PFD, 1 boat cushion, several fishing rods, and a cooler that contained 5 - 6 crappie and several sports drinks.  
  
  Vessel 1 was a rented vessel from Shady Rest Marina located at 10899 Shady Rest Road, Oil City.  The owner of the Shady Rest Marina stated Operator rented the vessel, and then loaded it in his truck and took it up to the Highway 2 bridge over Jeems Bayou.  
  
  Vessel 1 and Operator's deceased body were found approximately 100 - 200 yards south of the Highway 2 bridge.  I examined vessel 1 a day after the incident and found no damage to the vessel.  In my opinion the contributing factors in the incident are:  
  
  1.  Other, unknown fall overboard; 2.  Operator Inexperience, and 3. Operator Inattention which caused Operator to fall overboard.  The preliminary autopsy showed that Operator died of asphyxia due to drowning.  The toxicology report showed that Operator tested positive for Delta-9 Carboxy THC, Delta-THC, and Cannabinoids.
  