RedactedNarrative: Victim (victim) and Subject (friend) were out on the lake putting Christmas trees down near the end of the pier.  Subject said that they were doing this for fishing-related purposes.  Subject said that he was on shore prepping one of the trees to be put into the water when he heard Victim yell.  Victim was on the boat sitting on a milk crate.  Subject said that Victim must have fallen off the milk crate and fell overboard.  Subject got another boat and was able to reach Victim and swam him into shore.  CPR was administered while waiting for medics.  Victim was transported to Elkhart General Hospital and pronounced deceased at 00:35 hours.  No one else was injured.