RedactedNarrative: ASSIGNMENT:
  On February 27 2015, at approximately 1815 hours, the Lake Mead Inter-agency Communications Center (LMICC) received a report of a possible drowning near the Willow Beach marina and harbor. Reporting parties stated they observed a small 10'' john boat operating in circles at a cove near river marker 52. They stated the vessel was running without an operator and had two dogs on board. The reporting party stated they had stopped the vessel, shut off its outboard motor, and performed a hasty search for the operator within the immediate area with negative results. The reporting party advised they secured the dogs on board their vessel prior to returning to the marina in order to call for help. 
   
  ACTION TAKEN:
  Rangers responded and performed an additional search of the area with negative results. The long term girlfriend of the missing party arrived on scene in regards to the missing party being over due to return home. She provided an identity of the missing boater and contact information in regards to the registered owner of the involved vessel. The search was halted at approximately 23:00 hours due to limited visibility and investigative indications of a drowning while under the influence of alcohol (empty beer cans on board), and possibly influence of a controlled substance (subject reported to be recreational marijuana smoker). The associated vessel, a ten foot plastic pond prowler run about with 5hp out board motor, was loaded onto the missing subject''s truck bed, secured with all personal belongings on board, and parked inside of the Willow Beach fire station.
   
  On February 28, 2015, search and recovery operations were initiated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department Search and Rescue dive and recovery team (Metro SAR). I provided vessel operation, communications, and family liaison support to the family of the missing subject. I conducted an inventory of the associated vessel and all the personal belongings on board. I seized 12 empty cans of Bud Light (odor of recent usage), a small prescription pill bottle with one small marijuana bud (positive Nik kit test), and a colored glass smoking pipe with possible marijuana residue (later transferred to Boulder Beach station evidence locker). The truck and vessel were released to the registered owner of the vessel and the missing subject''s girlfriend. Rangers conducted a vessel based sonar and shoreline foot search of the area with negative findings. The Metro SAR team conducted both snorkel and dive operations at the point last seen, within the adjacent cove, and out into the center channel of the river (dive op search area sketch uploaded in IMARS report). The Metro SAR dive team determined the area was clear of the subject. The team leader stated that do to the unobstructed bottom surface, gradual down sloping of the bank shelf, and the river current, the subject was most likely traveling bottom center of the channel south with the current. 
   
  On March 11, 2015, at approximately 1132 hours, while conducting a Nevada side shoreline and cove search, I discovered a deceased male victim (matching the physical description of the missing party), partially floating in the river. The male subject was approximately 25 yards off from the shoreline with the top right side of his head and right shoulder partially out of the water. I obtained gps coordinates (35°49''31.20" N -114°41''57.35"), via the vessel unit and issued hand held unit, radioed in my findings to LMICC, and took five color digital photos of the victim and surrounding area. At approximately 1300 hours, Ranger, operating the maintenance Munson vessel, arrived on scene with four members of the Lake Mead wild land fire crew in order to conduct recovery operations (35°48''48.15" N -114°42''16.00" W). I took five color digital photos of the re...
   
  There were no witnesses to the incident; it is unknown whether he fell overboard or was ejected; damage to the front starboard of the boat indicated a