RedactedNarrative: On July 11, 2021 at 12:08, kayak 1 was floating down the Flathead River with kayak 2 and 3 when they came to a sharp bend in the main stem of the Flathead River.  The natural bend in the river pushes the main current against a large wall of rip rap which creates a deep hole in the river channel and a strong eddy with powerful eddy lines and hydraulics.
  
  Kayak 1 came to the eddy became stuck in the eddy. The witness from kayak 3 stated that while kayak 1 was trying to paddle back into the main current across the eddy line and the kayak became wobbly and was capsized.  
  
  The victim was ejected into the water without a personal flotation device (PFD) on, though one PFD was in kayak 1.  The victim held on to capsized kayak 1 and began calling for help but eventually lost his grip and according to the witness in kayak 3, went underwater for approximately 15 seconds.  The victim ended up near shore where CPR was administered by bystanders in shallow water. EMS arrived and continued CPR and transferred the victim to the hospital where the victim died. 
  
  Witness from kayak 3 stated that the operator did not drink alcohol during the float. Furthermore, he stated that the victim was experienced with kayaks having 20-100 hours of experience with kayaks and 20-100 hours experience with motorboats from living in Florida in the past. The witness said the victim did have a history of severe asthma.
  