RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, the 17th of January 2015, at approximately 19:30, V-1 had just finished visiting friends on Tellico Lake just upstream of Nine Mile Creek on the north bank across from Ft. Loudon State Park. Witnesses stated Operator had been drinking and was intoxicated prior to his arrival at their camp. Operator left his friends riding/operating from the port side gunwale and was traveling downstream back toward Tellico Marina and Nine Mile Creek. Operator was possibly ejected or fell from his vessel shortly after departure from his friends. Witnesses heard Operator yelling for help and got into their vessels to rescue Operator from the water. Witnesses stated Operator was not breathing; witness performed CPR and called 911 while heading back to marina. Operator was transported from the marina to Sweetwater Hospital prior to TWRA Officers arrival at the scene. Operator was pronounced dead a short while later at Sweetwater Hospital. Blood was drawn from Operator and send to TBI Forensic for analysis. Operator’s Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) was .196. Also an autopsy was performed by UT Forensic Lab, which concluded Operator died of drowning and other conditions that significantly contributed to death are atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.