RedactedNarrative: On 7-12-19 at approximately 10:05PM received a missing person (victim) report.  The victim's daughter advised she last spoke to the victim at approximately 8:00AM and he advised he was going to work on his duck blind located on Cypress Creek.  Victim's truck and UTV and trailer were located in the area.  The victim was known to park his UTV next to the creek and use V1 to paddle out to his duck blind (approximately 200 yards). Victim was located in the water next to V1 approximately 60 yards from the bank under a low hanging limb.  Victim was wearing knee boots and the water was about 4ft deep. Based on evidence at the scene it looked as though the victim was sitting on top of a milk crate paddling when either he struck the limb and fell into the water or he possibly had a medical event that caused him to go into the water.
  
  I requested the Phillips County Coroner and CID Investigator draw blood for a toxicology screen and an autopsy to determine cause of death since this could very well be a medical event and not a boating accident give the victim's age.  They both state they would comply.  However when I checked on the progress of the testing on July 17th; I was advised that no blood was drawn and no autopsy was done because the coroner released the body and just said cause of death was due to drowning.  The coroner was advised and reminded that state law requires these procedures in an investigation but it's too late at this point as the victim has been embalmed.  Therefore much of the information for this report is "unknown".
  