RedactedNarrative: On december 26, 2014, i received a call from raleigh dispatch regarding a possible drowning on nantahala lake.  Upon arrival, we found a macon county detective questioning subject1, a survivor of the canoe accident.  Subject1 said that he, deceased victim1, age 31, subject2 age 7, and deceased victim2 age 11, decided to take a canoe out fishing.  The four got into the canoe and traveled about 30 feet before the canoe capsized.  Subject1 said when the canoe capsized, Subject2 came up next to him.  Subject2 was bobbing up and down in the water like he could not swim.  Subject1 grabbed Subject2 around the neck and started toward the shore.  Subject1 said once they were about 10 feet from the shore, Subject2 started swimming to shore by himself.
   
  While Subject1 was assisting Subject2, deceased victim1 was attempting to help deceased victim2 who was panicking and could not swim.  Deceased victim2 was bobbing up and down in the water.  Once deceased victim1 got to deceased victim2, deceased victim1 also started bobbing in the water.  Subject1 said both deceased victim1 and deceased victim2 went under water about four times then he never saw them again.
   
  Subject1 said once he got Subject2 to the shore, he thought about going back out to help deceased victim1 and deceased victim2, but he was exhausted from the swim.  Subject1 was wearing very large coat and clothes that weighted him down.  Subject1 said he yelled up to the house for someone to call 911.
   
  Both bodies were found near the canoe.  None of the occupants wore a pfd and no pfds were on board the vessel.