RedactedNarrative: On December 23, 2017 at 1346, Currituck County Communications received a phone call that there was an unmanned, overturned canoe near Tulls Creek.  The Currituck County Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief heard the call and responded to the scene. The Fire Chief lives on Tulls Creek and had his pontoon boat on the water and was on scene within 5 minutes.  The caller knew the victim and knew that he was hunting out of his canoe on Tulls Creek earlier that morning.  
  
  The caller retrieved the canoe and recovered items from the canoe.  The canoe contained a shotgun, rifle, dog tracking system, small dog box, Type III life jacket, and a throw cushion.  After Fire/EMS arrived on scene via the Fire Chief's pontoon boat, they began canvassing the shore for the victim.  A neighbor began yelling to the Fire Rescue Team that he saw that the victim was tangled in the bow rope that was attached to the canoe.  
  
  Fire/EMS recovered the body where Currituck County Sheriff Department received the body and family.  The Victim was wearing camouflage bibs and knee boots.  The weather was clear and sunny with wind blowing 12 MPH out of the SW, with the air temperature at 58 degrees, and the water temperature at 51 degrees.
  
  The victim capsized his vessel.
  