RedactedNarrative: The sheriff's office received a call that a watercraft was out of control and traveling in circles and there was a person in the water calling for help with the motorboat nearby. The victim was recovered by a Leech Lake Conservation Officer. He was brought to the landing and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It was discovered that the man had rented a boat and motor. He was the only person in the craft. When the deputy had arrived, the watercraft was still traveling in circles. It eventually ran out of gas and it was discovered that the hand throttle (tiller) was fully engaged and the handle was broken and wedged underneath the transom/gunwale area. It appeared the man had engaged the throttle and was unable to maintain control as the man was thrown from the watercraft. The victim was not wearing a life jacket. There was a wearable life jacket on board (in compartment) and a throwable on the floor of the craft. There were no eye witnesses to the exact happenings. There was another boat in the area, who helped the officer get the victim from the water to the landing.