RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 10' 2016, Tamarack Angler High-Density Polyethylene Kayak
   
  On 05/13/2016, at about 11:45 a.m., Law Enforcement recovered this vessel drifting and unoccupied on Puget Sound about 250 yards off shore from the 1700 block of Marine Drive NE, located near Olympia WA in Thurston county.
   
  According to Law Enforcement the vessel contained belongings of a deceased subject located on 05/14/2016, at 10:15 a.m.  The deceased subject was located in Olympia about 100 yards off shore in front of 511 Flora Vista Road NE, in Budd Inlet.  
   
  The Thurston County Coroner's Office confirmed the cause of death to be asphyxiation by salt water.  The Coroner's Office report is pending and the toxicology report will be forward upon completion.
   
  0 Injuries / 1 Fatality
  There was apparent alcohol involved – Toxicology Report Pending
  No vessel damage reported
  The Operator was not wearing a PFD
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card 
  
   
   
  