RedactedNarrative: On 6/6/18 at approximately 11:10 a.m. Illinois State Police received a call of an unoccupied boat at Newton Lake in Jasper County.  CPO1 called the subject back and Subject stated the unoccupied boat was up the hot arm of Newton Lake near an area called the hot ditch.  
  
  At approximately 11:50 Sgt responded to Newton Lake and located the watercraft.  When the boat was located the trolling motor was in the water and the outboard motor was not running. There were fishing poles and cast net found on board and dead shad in the live well.  Sgt informed CPO1, CPO3, CPO2 and I (CPO4) to respond to the lake.   CPO1, CPO3, CPO2 and I arrived at the lake at approximately 1:48 p.m.  Sonar operation started at approximately 2:00 p.m. near the area of the hot ditch a common area for fisherman to find shad and fish for catfish. 
  
   At approximately 2:15 p.m I located a target ( see attached image)believed to be the subject in approximately 16 feet of water approximately 40 feet from shore .  CPO2 sonar-ed the marked area and agreed that was the subject.   At Approximately 4:10  p.m. CPO1 recovered Victim using a drag .  Jasper County Coroner took pictures when Victim was pulled to the surface and pronounced the time of death at 4:10 p.m.  
  
  Victim was placed in Jasper County Fire Dept boat and positive id was obtained from Victim''s driver license found in his wallet in his back pocket. Victim was transported by boat to the West boat ramp where Victim was transported to Jasper County morgue.  The boat was found on shore (see attached picture) approximately 500 yards from where Victim was located.  Victim''s boat was driven to West ramp where I inspected the boat.  
  
  The outboard motor ran and showed no signs of damage and all safety equipment was located on the boat..  It is unsure how the subject ended up in the water and at what time.  The Jasper County Sheriff''s department took possession of the boat, trailer, and vehicle registered to Victim and held it at the Sheriff''s to be returned to a family member.  The Jasper County Sheriff and Coroner stated they would notify the family.
  