RedactedNarrative: On Sunday August 18, 2019 at approximately 1830 hrs, I, Cpl., responded to Charles County in reference to a missing person from a vessel. The missing person, Victim, had been boating with several family members on the Potomac River near Gunnston Cove. Victim and his family were towing an inflatable raft/tube at the time of the incident. 
  
  Witness accounts state that sister of victim and mother of victim were being towed on the tube and fell off at some point (approx. 1740 hrs). The missing subject jumped into the water to assist them back onto the raft and he began to struggle in the water. While he was struggling, he began to panic and grab or hold onto the 2 women in an attempt to stay afloat. Both women began to panic and screamed for help. The operator of the vessel, Operator, entered the water to assist all 3 subjects. When Operator entered the water, the victim began to pull him under water as well. Operator was able to assist the women but the victim was unable to stay afloat. All individuals on-board lost sight of the victim and they began to scream for help.
  
   Charles County 911 was notified and local Emergency Personnel responded to the location.  The Maryland Natural Resources Police, United States Coast Guard, and Maryland State Police Aviation began to deploy assets to the scene. The Search and Rescue operation lasted until approximately 2100 hrs and the victim was not located. Search efforts will resume on August 19, 2019 at approximately 0700 hrs. Additional supplements to follow. All events occurred in Charles County, MD.
  
  Multiple assets and agencies were deployed for the search effort including NRP field units, NRP Dive Team, Coast Guard Vessel and Aviation, NRP Aviation, Trooper 7 Aviation, Charles County Fire Boats, and Charles County Dive Team.  Search efforts continued throughout the day until sunset that evening (7:56 PM).  At that time NRP and USCG cleared from the search effort while Charles County continued to search.  I spoke directly to the family members on scene informing them that Natural 1 would be flying the morning of August 20, 2019 and NRP field units would be out at the same time continuing surface search efforts via vessel. 
  
  On August 20, 2019 I was monitoring the search efforts via radio.  At approximately 9:25 AM I heard Sgt. on Natural 1 confirm that they had located Victim in the area of Potomac Heights, MD (N 38 36.777 W 077 07.958) approximately 2-4 miles away from where the family believed Victim entered the water.  At that time I instructed the Communication Center to contact The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore and have a Forensic Investigator respond.  I then contacted the Area 4 field units who were on scene, and instructed them to take pictures of Victim and the surrounding area before he was recovered.   Recovery was made at 10:45 AM by Fire Boat 7 out of Potomac Heights and Fire Boat 20 out of Indian Head.  Victim was pronounced deceased at 10:50 AM by EMT with Naval District Washington Station 20 Indian Head.  He was then transported to the same address in Bryans Road MD to be examined by the FI.
  
  Examiner performed a preliminary examination of Victim and did not find any obvious trauma or injury that would suggest foul play. The condition of Victim's body appeared consistent with someone who had drowned.  He exhibited blue/green skin, swollen facial features, and the skin on his hands and feet had begun to loosen.  According to Victim's family he has no history of alcohol consumption, drug use, or medical issues.  While Examiner finished her examination the family of Victim arrived to the Bryan's Road address via their personal vessel (likely that they followed the fire boats in).