RedactedNarrative: A father (victim) and son occupied a canoe going down a high current river. The father wore a type III PFD and had severe COPD, the son did not wear a PFD. The son saw a tree up ahead and told the victim to paddle. Hitting the tree could not be avoided and once the canoe hit it capsized, throwing both occupants into the water. Both occupants were swept down river, the son was able to grab a swing rope hanging in a tree that brought him to safety. The victim continued down river where he was found approximately a mile from where the canoe capsized, face down in about a foot of water. The Medical Examiner deemed the cause of death to be a drowning.