RedactedNarrative: Three Men launched a Canoe in a borrow pit/ pond Located in the Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish. The men paddled the craft away from shore to attempt to deploy a cast net. Victim stood up in the craft to deploy the cast net. He stepped one foot upon the gunwale while attempting to throw the net. The canoe capsized, all three men fell into the water. He struggled at the surface while the other occupants tried to right the canoe and return to help him. He submerged before the others could return. He never resurfaced. His body was recovered by St. Charles Fire Rescue with St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Deputies on scene. He was pronounced dead by the coroner’s office representative with initial observations and statements leading to the conclusion of drowning. No PFDs were aboard the vessel. The two surviving occupants said there were no PFDs. No apparent signs of trauma to the body of the victim. The body was removed from the scene by the coroner’s office staff. Alcohol is not suspected to be involved.
      The victim’s wife (witness) stated that the victim was not able to swim. 
     Primary contributing factor is Standing on gunwale- if the subject had not put his foot on the gunwale of the canoe the boat likely would not have capsized. The secondary contributing factor is Operator inattention. The collective operators of this paddle craft failed to see the potential danger of one occupant standing up in a paddle craft to throw a cast net, and also failed to see the danger in utilizing a paddle craft without PFDs.