RedactedNarrative: On 2/15/2017 at approximately 6:00pm I, Game Warden, received a call from my supervisor, Sergeant, in reference to an overdue boater at Clark Access on West Point Lake. I immediately responded too Clark Access to meet with Troup County Sheriff’s Office whom was already on scene with the victim’s wife. Upon my arrival I spoke with the Sheriff’s Office deputy and Victim’s wife. Also at that time the victim boat had been located approximately a half mile north of the boat ramp at Clark Access in shallow water with no person in or around the vessel. Victim vessel is a blue and grey 17 foot Basstracker Tournament TX17 Aluminum open motorboat with 75 horsepower Mercury Tracker gas outboard motor bearing Georgia Registration #GA6177EW.
  
  Victim’s wife explained that her husband, Victim, was normally a very punctual person and told her he would be home from fishing at 4:00pm. Victim’s wife explained that Victim had left to go fishing at approximately 12:00pm and that she was unsure where he was going. At approximately 4:15pm when Victim had not arrived home Victim’s wife began calling Victim on his cell phone. Victim’s wife stated that the phone rang multiple time before going to voicemail. Victim’s wife continued to Victim multiple times. Victim’s wife explained that around 5:00pm Victim’s phone was no longer ringing and going straight to voicemail when called. 
  
  At that time Victim’s wife called her friends and notified them of the situation. I spoke with Friend1 and his family member at a later date and they advised me that Friend1 immediately began searching multiple boat ramps for Victim’s truck and trailer eventually locating it at Clark Access on West Point Lake. Troup County Sheriff’s office was also notified at that time. Friend1 and Subject1 immediately began using their personal boats to search the area north and south of the boat ramp for any signs of Victim or his vessel. At approximately 6:40pm Subject1 located Victim’s vessel just north of Clark Access approximately 25 yards off the shoreline. Subject1 notified Friend1 whom immediately responded to the area and searched immediately around the vessel finding nothing. Friend1 explained that the trolling motor was running, outboard engine was stuck in the mud, and that a fishing pole could be seen hanging off the port side of the vessel half in the water. After failing to find the victim, Friend1 returned to Clark Access ramp to retrieve a Troup County Sheriff's Deputy.
  
  Friend1 and Troup County Deputy returned to the vessel and searched around the vessel once again. Deputy unplugged the trolling motor on Victim’s vessel and also searched the immediate shoreline for signs that Victim may have gone to shore. The vessel was in approximately 2 feet of water at its location. After searching the shoreline Deputy returned to Friend1’s vessel and they searched the immediate area to the north of the vessel. Approximately 200 yards to the north and in approximately 2 feet of water Friend1 and Deputy located Victim facedown floating on top of the water unresponsive and not breathing. At that time Deputy entered the water with Victim. Victim was approximately 25 yards from the shoreline. Friend1 explained that Victim was found holding his hands to his chest and legs extended. Friend1 had Subject1 meet Deputy at the location where Victim was located. Friend1 then brought his young grandson, whom was also in the vessel with deputy and him, back to the boat ramp at Clark Access.
  I then got onto Friend1's vessel with Friend1 who then escorted me to the location where Victim had been found. Upon our arrival back at the location Victim had already been removed from the water and placed on the back of an UTV. Troup County Deputies then escorted Victim and the coroner was notified. While awaiting the coroner photos