RedactedNarrative: On June 1, 2015 (Survivor) and (Deceased) decided to take Deceased's canoe out on the James River for a few hours to get Deceased's mind off of a recent death in his family. In addition, Deceased had been repairing a leak in the canoe and wanted to see if the leak had been repaired. The two men left Deceased's residence at approximately 2:30pm and traveled to the canoe launch at Huguenot Flat Water ramp. The men placed the canoe on the water at approximately 3:10pm. The men paddled west (Up Stream) on the James River. The men paddled up river until they could view the Willey Bridge. At this point the two men discovered the weather was starting to turn bad and decided to return to the canoe ramp. 
  
  
  Survivor stated when they started to return the two men could only see the Willey Bridge, the bend in the river prevented them from viewing the Huguenot Bridge. Survivor was facing up stream while Deceased was facing downstream. The men were allowing the current to push them downstream towards the ramp. Survivor continued to state, the men were facing each other and were talking when all of a sudden the canoe rocked back and forth and capsized. Survivor had no idea why the canoe rocked and capsized. The canoe capsized at approximately 4:00pm. Survivor said Deceased panicked and was screaming I can't swim. Deceased grabbed Survivor and was holding on to him causing Survivor great difficulty to stay above water. Survivor was able to right the canoe; however, it was full of water. When both men grabbed the canoe to stay afloat, the canoe began to sink due to the weight of the two men and the water in the canoe. Survivor decides to swim to the Northside river bank because he could swim. Survivor told Deceased to hold onto the canoe and float down the river until he reached the canoe launch ramp, he could get out of the water there. Survivor swam to the bank and exited. He saw Deceased holding on to the canoe with his head above the water before he reached the bank. 
  
  Survivor walked East on the river bank to the Huguenot Bridge. He then crossed the bridge and then to the canoe ramp. When Survivor arrived at the ramp where he thought he would find Deceased. The Richmond Fire Department was at the ramp looking for Deceased. Subject2 spotted the empty canoe floating down the James and notified the fire department. Deceased's van was still in the parking lot when the search was suspended for the night. The next day the van had been removed from the scene by a tow truck. A family friend towed the van back to Deceased's house to keep it safe overnight. The next day Richmond Fire Department and Henrico Fire Department spent the entire day searching for Deceased with no success in locating Deceased. 
  
  On the third day June 3, 2015 the Richmond Fire Department, Henrico Fire Department, and Virginia State Police Dive Team searched the river again. At approximately 1:00pm Henrico Fire Captain spotted a body floating in the water in the area of Riverside Drive and Shirley Avenue. The State Police Dive team went to the area and was able to retrieve the body. The area where the body was retrieved is approximately 100 yards west of the Z dam. The body was transferred to EMS and was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine cause of death. The body did not show any signs of foul play. The body that was recovered had identification in the pants pocket that came back to the missing man. Fingerprints returned to Deceased. During my investigation I discovered that Deceased may have consumed alcohol prior to the canoe capsizing. In addition, Survivor stated he wasn't sure why the canoe rocked back and forth before capsizing, however, Survivor told Richmond Police that Deceased attempted to stand up. The canoe did not have any PFDs onboard and neither man was wearing PFDs at the time of the incident