RedactedNarrative: Investigation at the scene:  On this date, at approximately 0934 hours, State Police Monmouth Station received a call from the United States Coast Guard advising that there was a vessel drowning located Ocean side at the Shrewsbury Rocks approximately a half mile south of buoy 1SR in Mommouth Beach Borough, Monmouth County.
  
  Subsequently, Sgt.  and I responded To USCG Shark River Station. Upon arrival, we were advised that Petty officer and four other Petty Officers retrieved victim #1 from the water and were enroute back to the station with passenger/witness and vessel in tow.  When Petty Officer arrived we observed a 1997 white 17 foot Grady White vessel bearing NJ registration being docked to the station.
  
  Once the Coast Guard was docked, victim #1 was found only wearing a t- shirt, shorts and shoes.  No personal floatation device was found on victim #1.   Monmouth County Medical Examiner"s Office was on scene.  Victim #1 was pronounced at 1133 hours by Dr.. Victim #1 was then transported to Centrastate Medical Center In Freehold.
  
  Sgt and I then spoke with the passenger/witness.  The witness stated in effect:  We were drifting and I was in the front rigging.  I went to the back of the boat and victim was gone.
   
  I tried to pull him out, but I couldn't so I pulled his body close to the boat with a fishing pole. The best thing I could think of was to tie his right arm to the back starboard side of the boat and then called 911.
  
  )8/11/2015:  On this date, I attended the autopsy of victim #1 at Centrastate Medical Center in Freehold.  The autopsy revealed the cause of death was: Asphyxiation due to drowning,  Contributing circumstance Pypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, and the manner of death: Accident.
  
  Case pends.
   