RedactedNarrative: On January 29, 2022, at approximately 9:30 am, Subject left Risinger boat launch in Texas to fish Toledo Bend.  Subject was in vessel TX 3676 FE (vessel 1), 16 feet long, aluminum GIII with a Yamaha 25 HP tiller steer motor.  Subject traveled just past the East Hamilton boat launch and tied the vessel to a stump to fish.  At approximately 11:30 am, two people went to the East Hamilton boat launch to check on Subject due to high winds.  The men observed vessel 1 tied to a stump by the stern and capsized, upside down.  Subject2 called 911 at approximately 11:38 am and notified the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Department of the capsized vessel.  Subject was not observed anywhere near the vessel.  
                 The Sabine Parish Sheriff's Department notified Texas Parks and Wildlife because the 911 call pinged in Texas and the launch is located in Texas.  At approximately 11:48 am, Subject2 called 911 and reported that the body of Subject was located approximately 500 yards from the vessel in a boat lane.  At approximately 12:43 pm, the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Department contacted me, Senior Agent, and advised that Texas Park and Wildlife determined that the capsized vessel was in Louisiana although the body had floated to Texas.
                  At approximately 13:14 pm, Sergeant and I arrived on scene and met with Texas Game Warden.  The body of Subject had been recovered and was turned over to funeral home.  Justice of the Peace ordered an autopsy of the body.  The body was recovered wearing an inflatable PFD, fully inflated and holding air.  The vessel was recovered, seized and stored at the Sabine Parish Detention Center behind a locked fence until investigation of the incident in completed.  
                  Alcohol nor drugs are suspected to be contributing factors to this incident.  High winds (approximately 15 mph) and waves are suspected as the contributing factors at this time.
  