RedactedNarrative: Synopsis
  On 09/03/21 at approximately 1019 hours Tallahassee Regional Communications Center (TRCC) received a call of a vessel adrift with a deceased body in the water next to it in the St. Vincent Sound/Apalachicola Bay Area.  RP was pulling crab traps in the area when he noticed a vessel a vessel drifting with a body in the water next to it, at which time he notified the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office who in turn notified TRCC.  At approximately 1119 hours Officers arrived on the scene and located the vessel and body.  The deceased victim was identified as VICTIM 1.  The victim had a cast net attached to his right wrist.  FWC units then transported the deceased and vessel to 13 Mile Boat Ramp where he had launched earlier. Shortly thereafter, Kelly Funeral Home out of Apalachicola arrived on scene and took possession of the deceased and transported him to the Medical Examiner's Office in Tallahassee. I then seized the vessel for evidentiary purposes and transported it to the Carrabelle Evidence Facility for storage. The preliminary cause of death was ruled as drowning with contributing factors of heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension
  VICTIM: Subject was cast netting when he fell overboard of vessel. A passing vessel discovered the victim in the water. Preliminary cause of death is drowning per the Medical Examiner's Office.
  