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  On Sunday September 5, 2021 1 at approximately 1220, I responded to a park visitor that had possibly drowned at the Hot Springs Landing area of the park.  Upon arrival I witnessed several people around the victim giving him CPR. Medical personnel arrived around the same time I arrived. As EMS attended to the victim, I started to gather information on the victim, witnesses, and people that had assisted. Around that time EMS asked for everyone to leave the area so they could work on victim. 
  
  I spoke to witnesses, who witnessed victim in the water and assisted him to shore. They both told me that they didn't see what took place, but they saw him face down in the water, so they jumped in to assist him. he was unconscious when he was brought to shore. Witness began CPR. Several other people were taking turns giving him CPR and were relieved by EMS when they arrived. 
  
  At the time of the incident we did not know anything about the victim, I was told that he had been seen leaving from the other side of the cove, so it was believed that his family was on the other side. A lady on a jet ski told me she knew where the victim's camp was. I had Officer follow her to the family's campsite to notify them. 
  
  I then spoke with witness, who told me that he knew the victim. All he knew was that the victim was named and that he was 38 years old. He also told me that his two daughters were at his camp with his girlfriend. 
  
  Once EMS transported him to the Sierra Vista Hospital located in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, I went to his camp.
  
  I found his campsite and spoke with girlfriend, who was watching over children. I asked her and individual 1 for their IDs to run them to make sure they would be good with leaving the children with them. They told me that his mother had power of attorney over the children. Individual 1 was able to find victim's ID and I ran it through dispatch as well. 
  
  I then called, victim's mother to get permission to leave the children with girlfriend. She gave me permission to leave the children under their care and was going to make arrangements with them to pick up the children. 
  
  I then cleared the area. 
  
  I short time later I was told by Officer that an EMS staff member told him that victim had woken up and was doing fine. I was also told that he had a high BAC at the time. 
  
  On Tuesday September 7, 2021, I was notified by the El Paso Office of Medical Examiner that victim had died and were requesting a copy of my report on the incident. An autopsy was scheduled for the following day. Supplement report will follow once I receive the OMl's Report.
  
  On Friday October 15, 2021, I received a report from the Office of Medical Examiner from El Paso, TX in the findings of cause of death for victim from incident 2021-10-066 that occurred at Elephant Butte Lake. Cause of death was determined to be a "drowning". Toxicology testing in the New Mexico hospital was positive for amphetamine. opioids and benzodiazepines. The manner of death is accident.