RedactedNarrative: Vessel - 14' Plastic Necky Kyook Kayak - Year Unknown 
  
  On 12/14/2014, sometime around 1:30 p.m., Operator1 went out by himself in this vessel on Puget Sound/Port Orchard Narrows located near Bainbridge Island in Kitsap county WA.  Just before 8:00 p.m, when Operator1 hadn't returned home, wife reported him missing/overdue.   
  
  A search and rescue effort was initiated with local law enforcement marine units and US Coast Guard aircraft and boats.  A US Coast Guard helicopter recovered the Operator1 face down in the water at 11:00 p.m., and flew him to Harborview Medical Center.  A short time later Operator1's kayak was recovered from the water approximately one mile from the location of the victim (47 38.385 N, 122 34.897 W). 
    
  On 12/15/2014, at about 4:00 a.m., Operator1 passed away. 
  
  0 Injuries/ 1 Fatality 
  No apparent alcohol involvement 
  No vessel damage 
  The victim was wearing a PFD 
  The victim did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card