RedactedNarrative: On the 19th of August 2016, Victim, his wife and two other family friends had rented a houseboat from Kentucky Dam Marina and were headed south on the lake in the vicinity of Big Bear Creek.  
  
  At approximately 5:15 PM, roughly 1 hour after leaving the marina, a beverage koozie was noticed falling overboard. At this point, and according to a witness statement, the decision was made to turn the houseboat around in an attempt to retrieve the koozie. Victim was observed to go downstairs off the top deck and then to immediately return to the top deck wearing only a pair of shorts. 
  
  Victim was asked to wear a life jacket by those on the boat before jumping into the lake but he ultimately decided not to. 
  
  With the houseboat turned off and floating adrift unanchored, Victim jumped off the top deck.  
  According to a statement, Victim immediately resurfaced after jumping in and was calling for help. Initially, the effort was made to start the houseboat and motor to Victim' aide, but they were unable to successfully start the engine. At this point a life ring was thrown to victim by his wife. However, despite her efforts, Victim was not able to grab the life ring before he went under. 
  
  In the immediate aftermath, and according to a statement, they did manage to start the engine successfully but it was still too late. 
  
  It is my understanding, after speaking with an employee of the rental business, that Kentucky Dam Marina houseboats have a multiple-step procedure to accomplish before the engine will successfully turn over. It should also be noted that the houseboat was retrieved after the incident by employees of KDM who didn't have any issues starting the engine to return it back to the marina.  
  
  Marshall County Search & Rescue led the search efforts late into the following afternoon on the 20th when the body of Victim was recovered at 2:56 PM by Marshall S&R Boat 206. 
          
  *Coordinates of Discovery*
  N 36 Degrees 55' 15.36"
  W 88 Degrees 12' 3.60"
  
  After approximately 22 hours missing, the body was recovered roughly 300 yards from the estimated point of entry from the evening before. The body floated to the surface. Upon recovery, custody of the body was transferred from Marshall Boat 206 to Marshall Boat 205 for transport to Rocky Point Boat Ramp. From there, an employee of the Marshall County Coroner's Office transported the body to Benton where it arrived at close to 4:00 PM
  
  
  
  