RedactedNarrative: On 5/24/2020 while parked at the Diascund Reservoir boat ramp, a boater who was loading up his canoe told me that he had seen a jon boat in the back of a creek for two hours with no one on board. He stated that the boat was almost up on the bank, the boat had trolling motors on it, as well as fishing poles. He was able to show me where he thought the boat was located via Google Earth. I was able to locate the unoccupied boat in the back of a small cove. GPS coordinates for the location of where the boat was found were 37.4321 -76.8836. 
  
  I was able to run the registration off of the side of the boat (VA728BU). I then attempted to call the registered owner of the boat, the call went straight to a voice mail box. I called for assistance with the other on duty Officer, I also notified our Dispatch and direct supervisor of the situation. James City County Police Department along with James City County Fire and Rescue were notified to help assist in the search for the missing boater. 
  
  Contact was made with the victim's son at the boat ramp. The son confirmed that his father was out fishing, and that it was his father's boat and truck in the parking lot. Search efforts were focused on the cove that boat was found in, as well as the mouth leading into the cove. The search was suspended at 2000 hours due to darkness, it was to resume the next day, 5/25/2020. The victim was recovered on 5/25/2020 at approximately 1130 by James City County Rescue. The location of the body was recovered approximately 30 feet off of the shoreline and, 100 feet into the cove that the boat was found in. The victim's body was transported to the Norfolk Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.  Preliminary reports from the ME office state that cause of death was accidental drowning. ME was unable to determine if any medical event occurred prior to drowning. Unable to determine known cause of how victim fell overboard.
  