RedactedNarrative: On September 14, 2019 at approximately 1830 hours, V-1, left Hunter Springs Park in Crystal River, and proceeded to Crackers Restaurant and Bar on his custom paddle board.  
  
  The employees at Crackers remember seeing the operator of V-1 at approximately 1900 hours dock his paddle board at one of their finger docks. The operator of V-1 was dressed in his Captain Jack outfit and went to the outside patio bar.  The operator of V-1 was talking and taking pictures with the patrons at the bar who would buy him drinks for posing for pictures with them.  
  
  At approximately 2130 hours, he boarded his paddle board and paddled a few yards from the docks and performed his baton fire show.   The girlfriend of the operator of V-1 stated that at approximately 2145 hours he sent a snapchat saying he had fallen off his paddle board but was ok.  After he completed the show, the operator paddled back to Crackers and continued to interact with patrons.   
  
  Witness statements provided by the staff stated that it was common practice for the patrons (customers) to purchase him alcoholic beverages for him to pose with them for photographs.  However, on the night of September 14, the staff members remember patrons purchasing drinks, but don’t recall seeing him consume any.   At approximately 2330 hours, witnesses observed the operator launch his paddleboard heading towards Pete’s Pier.  No one reported hearing him fall off his paddle board or call for help.
  
  Monday, September 16, 2019
  0048 hours received phone call from Citrus County Sheriff Department about an overdue boater. 0629 hours, victims paddle board was found at Christmas Island with no one in sight. 1139 hours, victim was found approximately 90 yards from Crackers docks. The Medical Examiners report indicated that there were no external injuries to the victim, and listed the cause of death as a drowning.
  