RedactedNarrative: The victim and the operator were fishing in the Lineville Watershed site #2. This is located just off of Olive Branch Road in Lineville. The boat belonged to the victim but his friend was operating the trolling motor. The victim stood up in the front of the vessel to use the bathroom. While standing he lost his balance and fell overboard. The victim could not swim. 
  
  The operator of the vessel tried to help the victim back into the vessel. While trying to get back in the vessel the victim pulled down on the bow where the operator had moved to help and the bow went under the water. 
  
  When the bow went under the boat filled with water and sank. The operator still attempted to help the victim, but the victim was pulling the operator down. The operator then had to swim to the edge of the water to save himself. Due to losing his phone in the vessel the operator then had to drive the victims vehicle to get help. 
  
  The operator was attempting to drive to Ashland and located a Ashland police unit and asked them for help. Ashland Police called in the information and went to the location and Lineville Police and Clay County Rescue Squad also went to the scene. One of the Lineville Police officers took his personal vessel with sonar to the scene. He was able to locate what he believed to be the vessel and the victim in about 20 foot of water just off the boat ramp. The Randolph County Rescue Squad was called to the scene with divers and were able to locate the victim and the vessel and both were recovered.
  
  The vessel was not registered it was around a 10 foot jon boat with an older trolling motor with unknown power. The vessel did not have a personal floatation onboard. Also could not locate a HIN on the vessel.
  