RedactedNarrative: The two- seat canoe was occupied by four people.  One person was sitting on the back of the canoe, two children in the middle, and the operator in the front.  Operator attempted to turn the canoe with a paddle, causing the canoe to overturn.  All occupants were ejected from the vessel.  The adult occupant grabbed one child upon entering the water.  The operator grabbed the other.  The operator began struggling and instructed the other adult to take hold of the child in his possession.  The operator went under water and never re-surfaced.  An individual on shore heard screaming and saw the occupants in the water.  He launched a canoe to rescue them.  The three occupants were put into the canoe and taken to shore.  The rescuer returned to the area of the overturned canoe and attempted to go into the water to locate the missing operator, but realized the water was too cold.  He climbed back into the canoe and returned to shore.  The fire department recovered the body of the operator.
  
  One PFD was found floating next to the over turned canoe along with fishing equipment.  No other PFDs were located.  None of the three survivors was wearing a PFD nor was the operator.  Operator experience and education are unknown as well as any identifying information on the canoe.
  
  The coroner ruled the cause of death as drowning with a contributing factor of alcohol intoxication with a BAC of .15.