RedactedNarrative: On 1/27/22 at approximately 9:30 PM CST - a 911 call was made in regard to a boat/boats that were engufed in flames at the G Dock of Hales Bar Marina.  The complainant was in a nearby sailboat moored to the dock when he heard glass breaking and came outside to look.  
  
  He observed a vessel burning in the slip and believed it was his fathers boat that he was living on.  The Haletown Fire Department along with the Marion County Sheriff''s Office responded.  Preliminary investigation revealed that there could likely be a person on the boat.  After the vessel and adjacent vessel were extinguished, rescue crews began to try to cut into the badly damaged boat that was still afloat.  During that process, the boat began to sink.  The vessel ultimately sank rapidly in the slip.
  On 1/28/22, TWRA was notified and Lt. responded.  Efforts to utilize divers to enter the partially sank vessel proved dangerous and recovery efforts were halted until Monday January 31st, 2022.
  
  Two vessels fully sank and 1 nearby houseboat sustained major damage.  The dock received extensive damage to the walkways, steel supports, and roof.  There was also significant damage to the electrical wiring on the dock.  
  
  On 2/1/2022, the dock was partially disassembled which allowed crews to use a wrecker to partially pull the boat up on the bank.  Upon pulling the boat partially out of the water, a body was located in the bottom of the boat near a bed.
  
  The autopsy revealed the cause of death was smoke inhalation. Victim also showed 82% Carboxyhemoglobin in his blood after the autopsy.  The statements provided to law enforcement indicated that a furnace had been installed in the closet of the boat prior to Victim buying it.  Statements also stated that he had performed some work on the furnace and it appeared to be working properly even though he indicated he smelled smoke to his son.  The case will now be closed unless new information arises.