RedactedNarrative: Vessel - 8' Inflatable Rubber Raft  
  
  On 1/31/2015, at about 12:15 a.m., this vessel was drifting on the Yakima River near Cle Elum, WA located in Kittitas county. 
  
  According to the Occupants, they had regularly spent time with the Victim floating this section of the Yakima River from the Fish & Wildlife boat launch at the end of Hundley Road to the pool on Morning Dove Lane. They most recently floated it only two weeks previously. 
  
  On this date, the three of them, along with Victim's dog, had driven Victim's truck and trailer, hauling the inflatable raft to the launch and put in shortly after 11:00 p.m. After about an hour they neared the pool at Morning Dove and came upon a tree that had fallen across the river since they floated it two weeks ago. The tree was about 20 inches in diameter and lay straight across a narrow section of the river with fast-moving current. 
  
  They attempted to paddle the raft over the top of it but as soon as the raft hit the log it turned sideways and capsized dumping all three of them into the frigid river. They all went under the log, floating downstream with the current, until they reached a broader piece of the river and moved west, out of the rapid current. 
  
  Occupant1 swam directly toward 320 Morning Dove lane, NW of where they came up, and reached the shore. Occupant2 and Victim together hung on to a log and swam directly west, toward a rocky piece of shore in front of 350 Morning Dove. As they got within about 30 feet of the shore, Occupant2 left the log and swam to the rocks where she climbed out. When she turned around she saw Victim under the water with his flashlight on, illuminating his position. Occupant1 crawled out of the river at 320 Morning Dove and came back to find Occupant2 where he also saw Victim. The shouted for help and a man responded with his phone that they used to call 911. 
  
  The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office responded gathering dive equipment to recover Victim. While they awaited the arrival of the Dive Team, they drove around to the Eastern shore where they retrieved Victim's dog who was stranded in the water along a steep embankment. 
  
  The Dive Team arrived at 5:00 a.m. Victim's body was recovered and brought to shore where he was photographed and the Coroner conducted his initial examination. There was nothing on or about Victim's body to indicate any reason to suspect a cause of death other than drowning. 
  
  0 Injuries / 1 Fatality 
  There was no apparent alcohol involvement 
  There was no vessel damage 
  No one on board the vessel was wearing a PFD 
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card
   