RedactedNarrative: On February 6, 2016 at approximately 2100 hours Game Warden was contacted by the Anderson County Kansas Dispatch Center. They advised that there was a capsized boat in a pond just north of 1600 and Chase Rd. near Westphalia. The family member who called 911 said that they thought Victim may still be in the water.
  
  Game Warden contacted Lt. who responded to the scene. Due to nightfall and dark conditions it was determined that only a shoreline search and limited searching with the Anderson County Dive Team would be conducted. The dive team said that the boat was anchored, and was left in its position overnight.
  
  At sunrise on February 7, 2016 Game Warden assisted Game Warden Lieutenant using side scan sonar from a boat on the pond to locate Victim who was believed to still be in the water.  A sonar image consistent with a human body was located southeast of the capsized vessel about 5 feet.
  A hooked pole was used to probe and capture the object that was under the water on the bottom of the pond. Once hooked and brought to the surface it was confirmed that it was the victim. Victim's body was taken to the shoreline and loaded onto a stokes basket. Once in the stokes basket the body was place in a body bag and taken to the awaiting ambulance.
  
  Game Warden and Lieutenant returned to the overturned boat and brought it to shore where Victim''s brother took possession of it.  Anderson County Deputy took photographs of the victim, and the vessel as they were removed from the water. Inside the boat was a small ice fishing pole. The anchor rope and weight were left with the boat. There was no PFD found during this incident and the victim did not have one on his person.
  
  The boat was a 10 foot jon boat that didn''t appear to have any damage caused at the time of the accident. It is unknown what caused the vessel to capsize, and what lead to Victim entering the water. There were no witnesses to the incident, he was fishing alone.
   
  Once clear from the scene Game Warden went to the Victim residence and took additional photographs of the boat and located the HIN number on the boat.
  
  Game Warden spoke with Anderson County Sheriff who advised that his department was handling the death investigation. Sheriff asked that a copy of this report be made available to his agency for further documentation of the incident.
   