RedactedNarrative: On Friday July 24th, 2020 shortly before 19:30 Operator1 and Occupant were traveling by boat on Watauga Lake when Operator1''s dog jumped from the vessel. Operator1 came off throttle and turned the vessel off. 
  
  Before the vessel had stopped Occupant jumped off the vessel and attempted to swim to the dog. Operator1 observed Occupant struggling to swim and attempted to throw a Type IV PFD to him but missed. 
  
  A house boat then pulled up. Operator1 and subject pulled Occupant from the water and began CPR due to Occupant being unresponsive. Occupant was taken to Fish Springs Marina where Carter County EMS was waiting. Carter County EMS was unable to revive Occupant and he was pronounced dead.
  