RedactedNarrative: On monday april 6, 2015 at approximately 3:00pm, i received a call from bertie county sheriff's office followed by a call from our raleigh dispatch regarding a boating accident on the cashie river between woodard road and brimerage road in windsor, nc. When i arrived on scene, victim was floating about 50 yards up river from his boat. 
  
  The call came in from a local fisherman who had been fishing and had witnessed victim fishing alone throughout the day. The local fisherman was heading south of the cashie river towards the highway 45 boat ramp; he saw victim floating in the water with the vessel near the opposite bank of the river. After looking at the vessel, there was no evidence of any collision with another boat or with any debris in the river. The boat was brand new with no scratches on the hull. The trolling motor was out of the water as well as the anchor and there were fresh baits on the fishing rods. The motor of the boat was in neutral, so the vessel was not in motion at the time the incident occurred. 
  
  From the investigation, i have concluded victim was drifting down river fishing. He was moving around in the vessel putting fishing baits on. He lost his footing in the vessel and fell overboard. There were adequate life jackets in the boat as well as a type iv throw cushion. No drugs or alcohol was found any where in the boat and not thought to have contributed to the accident.