RedactedNarrative: On 1-18-2021, Operator went kayaking on Old Courtableau Bayou in St Landry Parish.  While traveling south on the bayou, for unknown reasons his kayak overturned.  One witness stated that he observed Operator attempting to swim to the east bank of the bayou.  The witness stated that Operator submerged and did not resurface.  
  
  LDWF Enforcement Agents, along with St Landry Sheriff's Department deputies were able to recover Operator's body from the water roughly two hours after the incident.  Upon recovering the body it was found that Operator did not have on a PFD and no PFD's were recovered at the scene of the incident.  LDWF also recovered the 8 foot kayak.  
  
  It should also be noted that Operator had a small dog on board the kayak with him at the time of the incident.  One witness also stated that she believed that Operator had consumed alcohol that morning and that he may have been impaired.
  