RedactedNarrative: On September 2nd, 2018 at approximately 6:50pm a boating incident occurred. The incident occurred approximately 100 yards to the south of the mouth of crane creek on high rock lake. The vessel was a 20-foot 2002 weeres pontoon with a 50 horse power yamaha outboard motor. The boat had a starboard-side console  and was operated by operator. There were seven passengers onboard. One of the passengers, identified as victim, voluntarily jumped overboard and went missing.
  
  The seven individuals had been on high rock lake for a good portion of the day. They were traveling from swearing creek to tamarac marina. Everyone onboard estimated the boat was traveling between 10-20 miles per hour. The pontoon was traveling south in the main channel of high rock lake.  As the pontoon was passing the mouth of crane creek, victim jumped out of the pontoon. The passengers stated he stood up handed his hat and sunglasses to one of the passengers and stated “hey yall, watch this.” 
  
  Victim was standing in front of the operators console on the right side of the vessel facing the left side of the vessel.  He jumped backwards out of the right side of the vessel. The operator stated that after victim hit the water he slowed the vessel and turned towards victim. Once the operator turned the vessel he stated that he saw victim''s arms and legs flailing in the water as if he was struggling to swim. The operator headed towards victim as fast as he could. Right after the vessel began to head towards victim, the operator stated that victim went under water and was not seen again. Everyone onboard the vessel stated that victim was not wearing a pfd. Several of the passengers stated that victim was a strong swimmer.
  
  Officer and i were first on scene. We arrived at 7:00pm. As Officer and i approached the boat, the passengers on board were pointing to the north saying that he went down over there. Officer and i went to the location where the passengers were pointing and threw out a marker buoy.
  
  After gathering all of the statements, Officer drove the pontoon to southmont access area while i followed in our patrol boat. Sergeant and officer transported the operator to southmont access area.
  
  A search was initiated for victim by millers ferry fire department at approximately 7:30pm on september 2nd, 2018 and continued until midnight. Millers ferry fire department, rowan rescue squad, and north carolina wildlife enforcement officers resumed searching for victim on monday, september 3rd, 2018 at 07:00 am. The search continued until 7:30pm when millers ferry fire department called off the search.
  On september 4th, 2018, i received a call from the rowan county communications center at 8:42 am. They stated that a private individual saw what they thought was a body floating in front of their dock on high rock lake. I responded to calvert road and found what appeared to be the body of victim on the shore at 9:36 am. The body was located at latitude 35.6982 and longitude -80.2645. The rowan county rescue squad transported the body to the salisbury medical examiners office where it was positively identified as victim by his family.
  
  Victim jumped off of a moving vessel, was not wearing a pfd, and was under the influence of an impairing substance (alcohol).  Alcohol was a major contributing factor in this incident. According to several passengers onboard and victim''s family, he was a strong swimmer. No charges have been filed against anyone involved in this incident.
  