RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 8’6” Macski Waveski - Year/Model Unknown
  
  On 02/25/2019, at about 03:03 p.m., this vessel was rowing/paddling/surfing in the Pacific Ocean within 100 yards of the North Jetty, located near Ocean Shores, WA in Grays Harbor county.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, on this date and time, they were dispatched to the above location with a report of an unconscious surfer.  Upon arrival, Officers saw several people around a male on the ground at the water’s edge and a person performing chest compressions on the male.
  
  When Officers approached the group, they identified the male, someone with whom Officers were very familiar.  The immediately say that Victim had a significant amount of foam coming from his mouth and nose, indicative of drowning or a near-drowning event.
  
  Victim was wearing a wetsuit, as were several of the others present.  Officers knew that Victim was a frequent surfer in the area and there were surfboards on the ground nearby.  It was presumed that Victim and the others had been surfing together.  Officers asked one of the other surfers how long Victim had been unconscious.  It was indicated that no one had seen him go down, but they had only begun surfing about 15 minutes prior. 
  
  After paramedics arrived and took over patient care, an Officer spoke with one of the surfers, a friend of Victims.  Friend told him that Victim had just obtained a new board, called a “waveski”, and that he was using it for the first time.  Friend showed the board to the Officer and told him that the rider actually sits on top while paddling with a paddle similar in appearance to a kayak paddle.  There was a waist strap for the rider to wear and two slots for the insertion of the rider’s feet.
  
  As Officers were speaking to Friend, two females approached.  One of them told them that they had been walking along the beach when they spotted an overturned board in the water.  As they got closer, they saw that Victim was strapped to the board with his face and head underwater, unconscious.  Subject said that they pulled Victim clear of the water and tried to release the strap holding him to the board.  She said it was very difficult to remove the strap and that it took three hard pulls before she could get it off.   
  
  At about 05:00 p.m., Officers were advised that Victim had been declared deceased at the hospital.  The official time of death is unknown.  Cause of death determined as drowning.
    
  0 Injuries / 1 Deceased
  Alcohol or Drug Involvement is Unknown
  No Vessel Damage Reported
  The Victim was Not Wearing a PFD
  The Victim did Not have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  