RedactedNarrative: On April 14th at approximately 1630, two operators of Kayak type vessels fell off their vessels resulting in two fatalities. 
  
  Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 both left the shoreline from a private residence paddling out into the center of a lake during cold spring temperatures. At the time of the incident the air temperature was approximately 35 degrees Fahrenheit and the water temperature was approximately 40 degrees Fahrenheit. There was significant wind activity at the time that responders arrived, and it was reported that those conditions were consistent with the time of the incident. 
  
  The incident was witnessed by one individual who told officers that he observed the occupants of the vessels paddling in the shallow calm water near shore taking selfie pictures. Sometime later he witnessed both vessels move out into the deeper water which was exposed to the wind. Approximately 10 minutes later he looked out in that direction and observed two kayaks drifting away from the two individuals who were floating in the water. He did not observe any life jackets in use and the individuals were swimming into the wind towards shore. Approximately 10 minutes later he observed that the individuals were no longer visible from his location and that the vessels were being blown by the wind towards shore. 
  
  Responding search and rescue and law enforcement personnel found the two kayaks had been blown to the shore by the wind and observed one frozen life jacket strapped to the back of Vessel 1 and no life jacket attached to Vessel 2. The operators of Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 were found the following week by search and rescue crews deceased. 
  
  It is unknown if the operator of vessel 2 had a life jacket on the vessel at the time of the incident. Vessel 1 did have a life jacket onboard and there were no known state law violations that contributed to this incident. The weather to include wind and temperature were likely the primary causes of this incident. Both operators were young adults so general operator inexperience may also have played a role in the decision-making process that led up to this incident.
  