RedactedNarrative: On 9-4-14 at approximately 4:17pm EPO and EPO responded to a boating accident that occurred in the Sakonnet River in Portsmouth that involved a capsized canoe with two males in the water. While enroute to the scene EPO was advised that one of the males was receiving CPR and was currently on his way to St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Mass. There was also a strong possibility that the victim had already deceased. 
  
  When EPO’s arrived, Portsmouth Police, Sgt., informed EPO that Victim was pronounced dead. He advised that the other male had advised him that he consumed 4 beers and a shot of alcohol prior to boarding the canoe to go fishing. Operator told EPO that he and Victim had left from “the front beach” earlier in the day with their destination “somewhere between here and the island”. Operator was sitting in the back and Victim was in the front of the canoe. They had made it to the area in front of and adjacent to Island Park, when Victim “leaned to the left, went off the side, and the boat went down”. Both men were thrown into the water. When Operator resurfaced, he found Victim face down in the water. He attempted to right him but could not and then called for help. EPO asked Operator if he consumed any alcohol prior to getting into the canoe and he said he consumed 3 beers and a couple of shots of brandy. He also admitted to Victim drinking. EPO conducted the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test on him. EPO observed that Operator exhibited a distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation in both eyes. EPO later advised that he observed a lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes as well as an onset of nystagmus prior of 45 degrees. Operator subsequently failed the rest of the test. He opted to take the PBT test after some deliberation; his reading was .25. At approximately 4:00pm EPO read Operator his Rights and place him in EPO cruiser. Operator was subsequently transported to the RIDEM Wickford Marine Base and placed in a holding cell. He was later arraigned in front of Bail Comm. on felony charges of Operating So As To Endanger/Death Resulting. Operator was later released on $5000 surety and transported back to his residence. The canoe was not recovered. The medical examiner ruled drowning as the cause of death.