RedactedNarrative: At 3:46 AM on the morning of 11/16, KSP Post 1 received a 911 call from Operator stating his kayak had overturned in Barkley Lake near Dryden Bay in south Lyon County. Operator told Post 1 he was unable to climb back into his kayak forcing him to hold onto it as SR units attempted to respond and locate his position. At 4:26 AM a Lyon County SR unit located Operator still holding onto the kayak in the same vicinity as the last cell phone ping. Operator was ultimately brought back to Dryden Bay Boat Ramp for Lyon County EMS to treat and transport to Lourdes Hospital in Paducah for hypothermia.      
  
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  After arriving on scene, Operator was already being treated in the ambulance for hypothermia. All wet clothing had been removed for obvious reasons. It was noticed that all clothing Operator had been wearing was camoflage clothing. He had rubber camo knee boots as well. While trying to take possession of his clothing from S&R to return to his residence, it was noticed Operator was in possession of a small revolver, a pair of small binoculars and a pocket full of loose .223 ammunition. Approximately 20 rounds. 
  While speaking with Operator in the ambulance he claimed to be "jug fishing" for catfish and denied any possibility of having attempted to go deer hunting on nearby Army Corps of Engineers property within Dryden Bay given that Modern Gun Deer Season is currently open. A KDSS check on Operator revealed no current hunting license or deer permit. He also did not have a fishing license. 
  
  Speaking with the Lyon County S&R unit who recovered Operator from the lake, it was learned that Operator had been tangled up in the jug lines previously mentioned. The other end of these short lines were wound around the trolling motor propeller. It was the belief of the S&R unit that Operator did not drown because the tangled lines he was caught up in prevented him from going underwater. 
  
  Ultimately, Operator spent approximately at least 45-50 minutes in the water waiting to be rescued. No life jacket was ever observed to be present during the rescue attempt or the subsequent recovery of Operator's kayak. 
  
  
  
  