RedactedNarrative: On April 29, 2021 at approximately 2:00 p.m. Vessel one, (LA3008EX) a 15ft Alweld aluminum remote-steer outboard vessel was cruising on-plane left of center channel, north bound on the Atchafalaya River in St Martin Parish.  
  
  Vessel Two (LA2352BG), a 14ft home-made aluminum remote-steer outboard vessel, operated by Operator2 along with one passenger was also cruising on-plane right of center channel south bound on the Atchafalaya River.  
  
  The path of each vessel immediately prior to impact is inconclusive.  Vessel One and Vessel Two then collided with each other, with Vessel One's starboard bow impacting Vessel Two's port bow (See attached Diagram of Incident.)  
  
  Upon impact Operator1, who was wearing a PFD, was rendered unconscious but remained in his vessel and suffered a laceration to the right side of his head, a fractured skull and a severe brain injury. 
  
   Operator2 and his passenger, who were not wearing a PFD, were ejected into the water where Operator2 was seen swimming for a brief moment by his passenger, but ultimately went below the surface of the water and was unable to be immediately located by any other witnesses or personnel on scene.  
  
  Operator1 was recovered from his vessel by another boater and was transported to the Butte LaRose public boat launch where he was picked up and transported via AirMed to Lafayette General Medical Center.  
  
  The passenger of Vessel Two was recovered from the water by another boater and brought to shore nearby the incident site.  Sr. Agent arrived on scene, picked up V2 occupant and transported him to the Butte LaRose public boat launch where he refused immediate medical treatment.  
  
  Sr. Agent executed a warrant to draw a blood sample from Operator1 in order to determine if there was any use of drugs and/or alcohol that may have contributed to the incident.  (See attached Scientific Analysis Report).  
  
  Search and rescue operations were conducted and don May 7, 2021 at approximately 6:00 p.m. St Martin Parish Sheriff's office was able to recover the body of operator2 and he was pronounced deceased by the St Martin Parish Coroner's Office.   
  
  An autopsy has been conducted on operator2 and blood was drawn in order to determine if there was any use of drugs and/or alcohol that may have contributed to the incident.  Toxicology came back positive for ketamine.  Vessel One has yet to be located or recovered from the incident site.