RedactedNarrative: Witness stated that on 10/31/15 at approximately 5:30 p.m. he was operating a small tug boat in the Atchafalaya River when he was flagged by the occupant of vessel (LA 6357AL). This male subject appeared to be extremely intoxicated and in heavily slurred speech, asked directions to get back to the Butte LaRose boat landing. Subject stated that it was raining extremly hard and he did notice that the subject was not wearing a PFD and had a dog in his vessel. Subject stated that he advised Victim that he should tie up and sober up. Victim stated that he was fine and headed north in the Atchafalaya River toward the landing. Somewhere between the hours of 8-9 pm as Subject was operating his tug boat northbound toward the landing, he discovered the same boat going in circles with the only occupant being the dog. Subject stated he immediately attempted to call someone but did not have any cell coverage. 
   
  On the afternoon of 11/1/15, another tugboat operator was heading northbound in the Atchafalaya River and at approximately 1:30 p.m. he noticed an unmanned vessel with motor turned hard to starboard, throttle in forward position and key switch on LA 6357AL, floating down river. At this time he stated that he called 911 to report his findings. At approximately 1:45 p.m. Agents found that Subject2 had towed the vessel to the Crown Oilfield dock located immediately adjacent to the landing. The agents then proceeded to search the river from I-10 south to the Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel in an attempt to locate any subjects in peril. On the morning of 11/3/15 the body was spotted floating in the river by a tugboat captain (7:30). LDWF Agent and SMSO Col arrived on scene shortly thereafter (7:55 am) and retrieved the body. The body sustained a deep laceration from the top of the skull to the back of the skull. 
   
  An autopsy was performed on the body of Victims by St. Martin Parish Coroner Dr. Preliminary findings were that the cause of death was drowning and the wound to the skull was inflicted postmortem. A complete toxicology report is pending.
   