RedactedNarrative: On 5/28/22 at approximately 1730 hours, vessel LA 7976 GL was traveling at or near idle speed towing another vessel when Victim jumped from the gunwale of the vessel into Bayou Chevreuil near Lake Des Allemands.  The occupants of the vessel observed Victim return to the surface and signal that he was ok.  
  
  While the vessel in tow was being disconnected and Operator1 (operator) was turning the vessel around Victim submerged under the water.  Nobody saw him submerge and he was not seen again.  Occupants and other good samaritans immediately began searching for him and Emergency Services were contacted.  Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, St. John Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, and LDWF Enforcement responded and began searching.  The body of Victim was recovered by St. John Sheriff's Office divers on 5/29/22 at approximately 1320 hours.  He was turned over to the St John Parish Coroner's.  
  
  The operated vessel was a 24' aluminum homemade vessel with remote steering.  The type of incident is a person leaving the vessel voluntarily, and the activity at the time of the incident was towing.  Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) were not used.  Alcohol is believed to be involved in the incident.  The preliminary report and autopsy were completed by the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office.  The report stated that the immediate cause of death was acute coronary insufficiency and asphyxia due to drowning.
  