RedactedNarrative: On 10/7/2017, 12:30 pm, a kayak was found adrift in Tampa Bay, near the mouth of the Alifia River. A search for the owner was conducted.
  
    On 10/8/2017, 09:15 am, the body was found in Tampa Bay, near where he launched the Kayak.
  
    Based on the evidence and information gathered to date there is no definitive explanation of the events directly leading to victim’s death. It is reasonable to conclude that based on where and when the Kayak was found that the death happened shortly after he was last seen in operation of his kayak. The exact location of death is also unknown. 
  
  The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Officer has listed the cause of death as drowning, with a contributor of Heart Disease and the manner of death as an accident.  Contusion to upper left side of head.  For more information see Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's report # 17-07298
  