RedactedNarrative: Victim launched his vessel at approx. 1200 hrs at wetumka city lake boat ramp.  Victim's wife stayed on shore in their vehicle. A heavy thunderstorm moved over the lake at approx. 1550 hours. Victim's wife thought victim would have returned to the ramp when the thunderstorm approached. When he didn't return, she began to drive around the shoreline to try and spot him. After being unsuccessful, at approx. 1700 hrs, she contacted the local authorities. 
  
  Officer with the wetumka police dept. Arrived and via boat started searching for the victim. Officer spotted a vessel approx. .51 miles north of the boat ramp up against the shoreline in a small cove. Officer approached and found the victims vessel running, in gear, and unattended. There was no kill switch attached. Officer then began searching for the victim and found the victim deceased approx. 70 yards north of the vessels location. The victim was floating face down in approx. 7 ft. Of water. 
  
  It is unknown what time the victim fell overboard or why he fell overboard. There was approx. 3 to 4 inches of water in the floor the small vessel so it appeared that the vessel took on some water in the rough water during the storm. Due to the possibility of more storms, officer took the victim across the lake to the boat ramp side to await the medical examiner. Officer also brought the victims vessel across the lake to the courtesy dock and awaited my arrival. The victims body was turned over to the state medical examiners office upon their arrival.
  