RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 1994, 9’ 5” Plastic New Wave Sleek River Kayak
  
  On 06/30/2018, at about 05:12 a.m., this vessel was drifting on Long Lake (Lake Spokane) at Nine Mile Resort located near Nine Mile, WA in Spokane county.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, a passing fishing vessel spotted an overturned kayak at the above location.  The kayak was adrift with no one on board.  Officers were called out to check on the kayak.  When Officers arrived, the adrift kayak could be seen from the Nine Mile Recreation Area Boat Launch and it was noted that the kayak was upside down.
  
  The Officers arrived at the kayak and while trying to upright the vessel immediately noticed a body was in the seat.  The Operator’s body was completely upside down with his head nearly touching the shallow lake bottom.  His skin was a pail white color and very wrinkled as if he had been in the water several hours.  The kayak was a white-water river type vessel with a splash skirt attached at the tope and around the Operator.  The splash skirt was still around his waist when Officers arrived.
  
  The Operator was not wearing a PFD and there was no PFD attached to the vessel at the time of recovery.  Officers released the splash skirt from the top of the kayak which freed body.  Both his body and kayak were recovered and transported back to the Nine Mile Falls Recreation Area.
  
  The deceased was a large man, 6’ 1”, 230 pounds and barley fit inside the small river kayak.  Officers found a medium sized backpack, two small plastic bags of canned food items, canned beer, fishing equipment and spray paint cans inside the kayak.  
  
  This additional gear along with victim inside the kayak could have made it near impossible to get out when capsized.  His blood alcohol concentration was unknown at the time of his body recovery.  The Deputy Medical Examiner advised she would have the toxicology reports at a later date.  
  
  0 Injuries / 1 Fatality
  Alcohol/Drug Involvement - BAC Level .037 grams per 100 ML
  No Vessel Damage Reported
  The Operator/Deceased was not Wearing a PFD
  The Operator/Deceased did not have a Mandatory Boater Education Card