RedactedNarrative: On May 6, 2014 five people went fishing on the Mississippi river above Lock 14. Operator1 had just purchased a boat a month prior and had not transferred registration. Operator1 parked his vehicle and launched the boat at Schuler''s Shady Grove Park in Rapid City. 
  
  Operator1 anchored the boat from a cleat near the bow on the starboard side approximately 1/2 to 3/4 mile upstream from the Lock 14 Dam. As the occupants were getting ready to fish, the anchor line broke. Operator1 attempted to start the motor, but it would not start. The Mississippi River was just below flood stage and the current quickly pushed the group into the dam. At approximately 11:20 PM witnesses observed a boat above Lock 14 on the Mississippi River floating towards the dam and called 911. Occupant2 also dialed 911 and advised them of the situation. All occupants in the vessel reportedly put on personal floatation devices. 
  
  The boat reached the dam near the 5th gate from the Illinois side. Operator1 was able to get the boat started, but then it quickly died. Operator1 started the boat a second time but the front end went up in the air and the boat capsized. Operator1 and others were sucked through the dam and surfaced downstream. One person was able to swim to the Illinois shore, while two others and Operator1 went towards the Iowa side. All 4 individuals were transported to local hospitals. The fifth never surfaced. 
  
  Numerous agencies attempted to locate victim and the vessel with surface searches and side scan sonor. The boat was believed to be located on sonar at GPS coordinates 41.56195, -90.415283. The gates of the lock and dam were closed to collect items and debris caught in the undertow. Boat seats along with a child''s PFD and an unservicable adult PFD (that was completely ripped next to the zipper) were recovered. Operator1 identified the ripped PFD as the one that victim was wearing. The PFD had no identifying marks in it and no USCG number. 
  
  Victim’s body surfaced on May 16th and was transported to Coroner at the the Rock Island Arsenal Fire Department. death was ruled accidental. The Rock Island County Coroner stated that the cause of death was presumed drowning. 
  
  Operator1 was cited for operating a watercraft without adequate PFD''s for each person on board. He was issued 2 warnings for PFD violations and one warning for a registration violation. 
  
  The watercraft was not located on sonar after May 6 and has not been recovered.