RedactedNarrative: On May 23, 2015 at approximately 1903 hours I, Ranger First Class (RFC) with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GA DNR) Law Enforcement Division, received a call from Corporal (CPL) about a boating incident with a fatality on the Chattahoochee River in Forsyth County. CPL and I are members of the Critical Incident Reconstruction Team (CIRT) and he told me a summary of the incident and informed that I would be the case agent for the incident. I had been told that RFC and Sergeant (SGT) had been on the scene and assisted with recovery efforts. I contacted RFC about the incident.
  
  I called RFC at approximately 2043 hours. He gave a brief description of the incident and also told me that he had completed the drowning report for this incident. I asked RFC to send me all the information he had collected including photographs, GPS coordinates, and any other pertinent information. RFC also told me the vessel and truck belonging to the deceased, had be turned over to a wrecker service out of Forsyth. I told RFC I may need his assistance in photographing the vessel on May 25, 2015. I then contacted the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office about the incident.
  
  I photographed vessel for report purposes. As I photographed the vessel I did not notice anything that was out of the ordinary nor could I have known what was ordinary since the vessel had already been processed. vessel had the proper Georgia registration displayed and all applicable safety equipment on board. I did notice that there was some fishing tackle onboard as well. I looked for any damage to the side and bottom of the vessel but could not locate any except for normal usage from the vessel being loaded and unloaded from the trailer. I completed the documentation of the vessel at approximately 0930 hours.
  
  I contacted National Park Service (NPS) Ranger about the boating incident. Ranger told me that they would have a report completed as quickly as possible. He told me their report would include the reports from the other assisting agencies as well. I told him I would wait to get his report to complete my investigation as all my report would be based on the reports of the other agencies. I received Ranger report from the NPS on June 5, 2015.
  
  After inspecting the vessel and reviewing the information provided to me, I believe that Victim was fishing on the Chattahoochee River in the area of McGinnis Ferry on May 23, 2015. For some reason, unknown as to whether it was due to a medical condition or not, Victim fell from his vessel and drown in approximately 4 feet of water. I could not find any significant damage to the bottom or side of his vessel that it would indicate his vessel had hit something in the water. I did not include a seating diagram with this report because there is no way of knowing whether or not Victim was sitting or standing before he fell out of his vessel.
   