RedactedNarrative: On wednesday august 20, 2014 at approximately 10:17 pm, wildlife officers were notified from raleigh dispatch of a boating incident in banks channel at wrightsville beach in front of 406 waynick blvd across from the carolina yacht club. 
  
  While in route to the incident scene, wildlife Officer1 received a call from wrightsville beach officer. Officer2 advised that the operator of the vessel had left the scene of the incident and he gave a description of the missing operator. Just after Officer1 turned right onto waynick blvd. From causeway dr., Officer1 spotted a woman that fit the description of the operator. Officer1 asked Operator if she was looking for her friend that fell overboard. Operator responded "yes and did you find her"? Officer1 asked Operator to enter the patrol truck and was given a ride approximately 1/4 mile to the south where the incident occurred. Operator had a strong odor of alcohol when she entered the patrol vehicle. Operator admitted she was driving the vessel when her friend, victim, somehow fell off into the water of banks channel. Operator was acting very nervous, visibly shaken and continued to ask the same questions over and over about the condition of victim. Operator and subject, both are not sure how or which part of the boat victim fell off. There were 4 visible empty plastic cups of red wine on the vessel. Operator performed standard field sobriety tests in the flat, cool blacktop parking lot of the carolina yacht club parking lot. 
  
  Upon investigation and after speaking with the operator of vessel 1, two others and victim, it was determined that the following chain of events occurred. On her front porch which overlooks a small canal where her boat is tied up. Subject and victim were having sushi and white wine on victim's front porch. When they saw Operator at her home. Victim and subject then invited Operator to join them for drinks and dinner at victim's residence. Operator accepted the invitation and joined them. Operator said that she had 1 1/2 glasses of red wine while she was at victim's home, which subject and victim also confirmed. Subject and victim had been drinking white wine. All three were talking about how nice of a night it was and they decided to take Operator 2001 23 foot regulator boat for a slow ride to enjoy the night. 
  
  All three boarded Operator' boat along with their dogs. Operator was the operator and came out of the small canal in front of her home turned left into motts channel heading towards banks channel. Operator was in banks channel heading south at approximately -5 mph in front of the carolina yacht club when victim fell overboard. Operator stated that she never saw victim fall overboard. She only heard a splash. Subject also did not see victim fall out of the boat. After Operator heard the splash, she turned the boat off, lifted the prop out of the water and began yelling victim’s name in an attempt to find their friend. A witness, was standing on the carolina yacht club dock when he heard the women yelling. Subject2 saw victim floating and being carried to the south by the outgoing tide in between docks. Subject2 jumped into the water in a attempt to save victim, but lost her in the dark. He then swam to Operator' boat, started it and drove it to the carolina yacht club dock. 
  
  Subject3 was outside on her front. When she heard people running up her dock yelling "call 911" subject3 called 911 then awoke her husband, and told him that people outside needed help. Subject4 ran outside and asked what was happening. Subject4 then grabbed his kayak and entered the water looking for victim. Subject4 drifted and paddled south in banks channel going with the tide. He was shining his flashlight in between the docks and tied up boats for victim. Subject4 stated that he heard something in the water and looked with his light to find victim floating. Subject4 stated that when he first sighted victim, she was still face up, but not attempting to swim. Subject4 had to