RedactedNarrative: On March 22, 2018 at approximately 4:30 pm an 18' Regal Ski Boat (LA 6104 GF), Vessel 1, with an inboard engine and remote steering was being operated with five (5) passengers on board.  Vessel 1 then stopped and began drifting with the current/wind and without motor propulsion in the Mermentau River near the Hwy 90 Bridge in the vicinity of the Village of Mermentau.  
  
  A male passenger was sitting on the starboard bow portion of the gunwale with his back to the water when he intentionally leaned backwards and entered the water head first while holding his nose.  For unknown reasons, he never resurfaced and drowned.    He was not wearing a personal flotation device and tests for drugs/alcohol are pending.   The coroner's report and toxicology results are attached.
  