RedactedNarrative: The Victim was stand up paddleboarding on Flathead lake in front of 28828 Rocky Point Road. The victim was approximately 15 feet from a dock where several children were sitting. The victim fell off the paddleboard twice. The victim was able to get back on the board the first time but after falling off the board the second time he did not re-surface. One of the children attempted to rescue the victim but was unable to retrieve him. An adult bystander was able to recover the victim and initiated CPR. Resuscitation attempts were not successful. 
  
  Family members stated the victim did not have any experience on a paddleboard, that he was not wearing a PFD and that he had been drinking prior to the accident. Finally the family stated victim had a history of chronic alcohol abuse and Cirrhosis. Following an autopsy the primary cause of death was found to be drowning with a secondary cause of chronic alcohol abuse.
  