RedactedNarrative: A male victim and his brother were kayaking down Little River Canyon. Subject1 stated that as they came up on some rapids that he went first. Subject1 stated that after he made it through the rapids that he waited on Operator to come down them. He stated that Operator''s kayak and paddle made it to him but there was no sign of Operator. Subject1 got out of the river and walked up river till he located Operator. Operator was trapped in the middle of the river with his foot hung up in some rocks. Subject1 attempted to free Operator for roughly one hour with no success. He told Operator that he was going to go get a paddle and attempt to free his foot. When Subject1 arrived back to Operator''s location Operator had drowned due to the current of the river. Subject1 then hiked out of the canyon and called 911. After an intense two day recovery operation Operator body was recovered from the canyon. The agencies that assisted in the recovery were, National Park Service, ALEA MP, ALEA Aviation Unit, DeKalb Sheriff''s Office, Fischer Rescue Squad, Fort Payne Fire Department, DeKalb Ambluance Service, Dog Town Fire Department, Tuckers Chapel Fire Department, Adamsburg Fire Department, DeKalb EMA, DeSoto Rescue Squad and DeKalb County Corner''s Office.