RedactedNarrative: On 06-16-2018 at about 1116hrs., conservation officer of the resources law enforcement bureau, received a call from wapello county chief deputy. Chief deputy told co that a boat was found in the turkey island area of the des moines river in ottumwa iowa. 
  
  Chief deputy told CO that the operator of the boat was missing. Officers and rescue personnel responded to the scene and conducted a search for the operator of the boat. As of the late evening of 06-16-2018 the operator had not been located. At about 1900 hrs, CO received a call from conservation officer2. CO2 told CO that CO2 was at the scene and that operations were concluding for the day. The search for the operator would resume the following morning. 
  
  CO2 told CO that the throttle on the boat that was found was open half to three quarters of the way. CO2 said that the gas tank on the boat was empty indicating that the boat ran until it ran out of gas. CO2 said the bow of the boat was contacting the bank keeping the boat in place although it was in gear and running with the throttle at least half way open. CO and CO2 concluded the phone call and agreed to meet the next morning and resume the search for the operator of the boat. On the morning of 06-17-2018 CO met with CO2 and wapello county sheriff. Sheriff told CO that the missing operator was identified. CO checked the Electronic boat registration system and discovered that the recovered 14 foot star craft boat was registered to someone else. 
  
  Sheriff told CO that victim had left to go out on the river the previous morning from a campsite. CO CO2 and Sheriff then searched for the body on the river and inspected the scene were the boat was found on the previous day. CO then photographed the scene while photographing the scene Sheriff told CO that the recovered
  
  Boat had been taken to Subject's camp site the previous day. On 06-17-2018 at about 1410 hrs., co's as well as Sheriff went to camp. Subject agreed to talk to CO and provided a written statement that contained the following information:
  
  * victim came to camper and knocked on the door at 0630 hrs on 06-16-2018. Victim wanted Subject to go with victim to check bank lines that had been previously set. * victim and Subject went and checked lines that were on turkey island and returned back to camper at about 0730 hrs. * while at the camper the men visited and drank a beer. * at about 0830 hrs. Hrs victim left in the boat and went to set more bank lines on turkey island. * at about 0945 hrs. Subject became concerned that victim had not returned from setting bank lines. Subject then took another boat out looking for victim. * Subject found boat at the upper end of turkey island nosed into the river bank near a log jam. There was a new bank line that had been set in the bank near the boat. Victim was no where to be found. The boat was not running.
  
  *Subject then made a loop around the island looking for victim and was returning to camp when his boat ran out of gas. Subject received a tow from a neighbor and then dialed 911 and reported victim
  Missing upon returning to camper.
  
  CO then examined the boat and left Subject's camp. CO received a call on 06-18-2018 at about 0830 hrs from Sheriff. Sheriff told CO that a body had been recovered in the des moines river near where boat had been found. CO responded to the black hawk access boat ramp in ottumwa and met with Sheriff , chief deputy and medical examiner. CO was told by Sheriff that it was determined that the body was that of victim. CO took possession of a firearm that victim was wearing when he was recovered. body was turned over to the medical examiner and autopsy results are pending.