RedactedNarrative: On July 18, 2020, I, Game Warden, responded to a possible drowning/CPR in progress at Yoke Cove on Lake Mohave.  When I arrived, there was a male in his late 20''s early 30''s who appeared to be unresponsive, unconscious, and not alert.  CPR was being performed on him by members of the party and good Samaritans.  As I was first on scene, I began directing in more medical and police response.  Bullhead City Fire and Rescue had a boat arrive not long after I did that were able to take over medical care and transport the victim to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bullhead City.  After the victim had been transported, I began speaking with members of the group.  
  
  Based on verbal statements and some written statements, the victim had taken the rental boat from the beach, without permission and without being on the contract, with some of the group’s members. They went out approximately 30 yards from shore and began swimming.  One of the group members that was swimming stated, through a translator, that he had an injured leg and while swimming, he began to panic.  Subject1 was wearing a PFD.  Victim jumped off the boat to assist Subject1.  Based on witness statements, when Victim jumped off the boat, the force of him jumping off, pushed the boat away from him.  Victim did not have a PFD on when he exited the vessel.  As he tried to assist Subject1, he began to get tired and went under the water.
  
  Another member of the group saw him struggling and going under, jumped in with a life jacket to help Victim.  Subject2 got to him and began to pull him to shore.  She got to shore and was assisted in pulling Victim out of the water where more members of the group and good Samaritans began calling for help and starting CPR.  
  
  It was stated that Victim was hungover from the day before and it was unknown if he had consumed alcohol that day.  Victim was also told to wear a life jacket if he got in the water to swim.  Victim stated that he would be fine and did not need one.  Although he had not been to the lake before and the renter of the vessel who has been frequenting the lake for many years was the person imploring him to wear his PFD.  
  
  Victim was pronounced deceased at 1411 hours at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center.  A full autopsy report will be included in the National Park Service report #7568 and Mohave County/Bullhead City Medical Examiner case #20-1372.
  