RedactedNarrative: The sheriff's office received a report, on 4/29 at 0914 hours, of a sailboat, with motor still running, up against the rocks on shore. There was no one on board. The throttle was in gear at the lowest throttle position. The operator/owner had been on the boat alone. There was a cell phone on board. Officers contacted a phone number from the phone. The contact said his last face-to-face contact with the victim was at about 6:30 pm the evening before. 
  
  The contact had received a text message from the operator at about 8:26 pm. He said the operator had taken the boat out for a test run after replacing the sail earlier in the day. At sunset, he could see the operator in his boat in front of the Pepin Marina with the proper lights on. He said it was not uncommon for the operator to anchor in front of the marina and spend the night on board. He assumed he was doing this since he did not come back to the bar for the evening plans. A search was started for the missing boater. It is assumed that he fell overboard. Alcohol may have been a factor. A life jacket was probably not being worn. It is unknown what time the incident happened. As of 5/31/18, the operator has not been located. There is some damage to the boat, probably from hitting the rocks on shore.On 7/14/18 at 5:00 p.m. some human remains (leg with footwear) were found on the shore of the river near West Newton. On 8/18/18 some clothing, a torso and leg with a boot on it were found in a wooded area on an island about 1/2 mile upriver from Wabasha. On 9/7/18 the Sheriff's office announced that the medical examiner had identified the remains as the missing operator from this incident. The cause of death could not be determined. No drugs or alcohol were detected in the report. It is still unknown what caused the incident.