RedactedNarrative: On May 16, 2017 at approximately 11:00 p.m., Wildlife and Fisheries was notified of a missing  boater on Cross lake.  The victim's family contacted Shreveport Police at approximately 7:30 p.m. when the victim did not return home from a day of fishing.  
  
  Victim's vehicle was found at the Cross Lake public boat launch with his boat trailer attached.  Victim's vessel was found adrift in the open water near Squirrel Point by Shreveport Police Department Cross Lake Patrol Officers.  The vessel was found unoccupied, not running, with the trolling motor in the water and multiple fishing poles in rod holders on the vessel.  
  
  The rear port side PVC rod holder was damaged as noted in the photograph evidence.  Damage was noted on the top cover of the trolling motor, but it is unclear at this time if the damage was from a prior incident.  Victim was reported to be the sole occupant of his vessel at the time of this incident on May 16, 2016.  
  
  Search and rescue efforts were initiated by Shreveport Police Department and the Shreveport Fire Department.  On May 17, 2017, officers located Victim's body floating near the bank of Cross Lake at 8:45 a.m. 
  
   Victim was wearing an Onyx brand type V PFD that appeared to be uninflated.  Victim was placed in a remains bag and transported to the Cross Lake Patrol boat launch.  Upon the arrival of the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office at the boat launch, the coroner's investigator assumed control of Victim's remains and personal items located in his pockets (wallet, cell phone, car keys, and loose pocket change) and took photographs.  
  
  Victim's vessel and PFD were seized by Wildlife and fisheries Enforcement and taken immediately to the Region 1 office as evidence and for further investigation.  Upon further examination on May 19, 2017, at the Region 1 Office, it was discovered that the Onxy Brand PFD, model A/M-24, had a manufacture date of August 10, 2012.  This is a type V PFD that can be set to auto-inflate mode or manual inflation only mode, by the user, with the instructions provided.  Victim's PFD was set up to auto-inflate mode when it was seized.  The manual inflation mode cap was located in the pocket found on the inside of the PFD provided by the manufacturer.  No air was found in the air bladder of the PFD and the air charging cartridge was deployed.  No holes were noted on the air bladder of the PFD.  The serviceable PFD indicator was red in color.  According to the manufacturer, this indicated that the PFD has been inflated or is unserviceable.  The manufacturer's instructions also indicate that the components of the PFD inflation system must be replaced four years after the date stamped on them.  
  
  The air cartridge date was January 2012 and the PFD "bobbin" (small round yellow piece) had a date of August 10, 2012.  There is also a small plastic piece that punctures the air cartridge on the PFD.  On the small plastic piece, there is an indicator that is green for serviceable and red for unserviceable.  The indicator was red at the time of inspection, meaning unserviceable.  
  
  It is unclear at this time exactly how this incident transpired, pending the results of the full autopsy report.  It is my opinion that the contributing factors to this event are primarily unknown.  Other contributing factors may include Victim falling overboard by means unknown and age.  Victim's son, stated that Victim was unable to swim effectively due to his age.  Evidence indicates that Victim was wearing a PFD at the time of the incident, but it is unknown if it was serviceable.
  