RedactedNarrative: On 7/30/16 at 11:07PM, vessel LA2461FC was being paddled in a southwest direction towards Bourg.  Operator1 had one occupant identified as his five year old son.  Operator1 was not wearing a PFD but his son was wearing one.  Vessel LA2461FC is identified as a 16 ' KIRKS mud boat with remote steering.  As Operator1 was crossing the ICW, his son alerted him to a tug approaching them.  
  
  The tug, Trinity Bay (Doc-1231950), which had four people onboard.  The tug is described as a 78 ' steel built.  The tug was pushing two 297X54' barges.  Operator2 was at the helm and not wearing a PFD.  As the tug approached, Operator1 grabbed his son and jumped into the water. Both occupants of the mud boat went under the front portion of the barge.  Operator1 surfaced and the five year old child did not.  The victim’s body was recovered on 7/31/16 approximately 7:30AM.  Field sobriety test were administered and indicated no use of alcohol or drugs.  Contributing factor would be operator inattention of Operator1.  The type of incident was falls overboard and other/drowning.
  