RedactedNarrative: 4/23/15 Ongoing investigation.   Preliminary information is that 3 young adults launched a canoe at 8:30pm in the evening in order to row out to the island on the reservoir and party with some friends.  None of the occupants were wearing life jackets nor were any on board.  After drinking alcohol on the island the 3 young adults got back into the canoe.  An argument developed between two of the occupants the female and the surviving male who were boyfriend and girlfriend causing the female to strike out at the male subsequently causing the canoe to capsize and all occupants landed in the water.  All three were hanging onto the canoe and fearing for their lives.  The boyfriend and girlfriend decided to swim to shore as it was closer instead of back to the island.  At one point the surviving male saw the victim standing on a rock nearby the capsized canoe.  Victim yelled I can't swim to you and that was the last time he was seen or heard from.  While being interviewed in the ambulance the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol from the surviving male.  A breathalyzer was administered and the reading was .09.   At 9:22am divers found the body of the victim in approximately 7 feet of water 75 feet from where the canoe was found.  The participants were using snow shovels as paddles.    
  
  Update 5/22/15 Investigator determined parties involved in this accident were negligent in not wearing life jackets while paddling a canoe, drinking an excessive amount of alcohol prior to operating the vessel in frigid waters with cold air temperatures that night and trespassing on a large state reservoir after hours with they had no familiarity for navigation purposes.
   