RedactedNarrative: On 8-12-2019 around 0530, a commercial vessel named Molly Patricia reported to the US Coast Guard that the Captain spotted an overturned vessel with lights still on under the water around the 8-mile marker on the Cumberland River in Livingston County, KY. USCG notified KSP Post 1 Mayfield and they notified Officer1 and myself of call. Officer1 and I responded and launched at the Dycusburg boat ramp on the 20-mile marker of the Cumberland River. Located at the Dycusburg boat ramp were two vehicles with boat trailers. A 2011 Chevy truck and a 1995 Chevy truck. A local resident stated that the boat belonging to the 1995 truck had just launched 30 minutes prior to our arrival and went upriver. I had Post 1 record both vehicle license plates to the CAD. officer1 and I launched our boat at around 0700. While traveling downriver we passed the commercial vessel Molly Patricia. I contacted the vessel via Marine Radio channel 16 and spoke with the Captain. Subject1 stated he saw the overturned vessel in a sharp bend of the river while traveling upriver. It is unknown at what mile marker we met the Molly Patricia.
   
  Livingston County Rescue showed up at the vessel and had recovered three small dry boxes. One dry box had vessel registration for the overturned vessel.  I had Post 1 contact the local Law Enforcement for Green County Indiana to do a welfare check for Operator1. Contact was made and the Sherriff Office stated the mother had last spoken to Operator1 around 1600 last date and he was by himself fishing and she gave GPS coordinates to the camping location he was supposed to be using. Those coordinates came back to a location on the Wabash River in Indiana. The ex-girlfriend had not had any contact with him. 
  
  The vessel was successfully over turned and righted by Livingston County Rescue and the US Coast Guard. Severe damage was observed on the port side and the top rails of vessel. LED lights on the rear fishing pole holders were still actively on. The key was missing and the throttle control was in neutral. The kill switch lanyard was still attached to the throttle control box. A Helix 10 GPS was mounted on driver console and nothing visible on the screen.  The front navigation light was sheared off with a portion still inside the connection port. The rear anchor light was not found. US Coast Guard stated they cut the anchor rope that was found with the vessel because it was in the way of recovery but did not know if was tied to the vessel or entangled somehow. The vessel was secured to the bank. officer1 and I traveled from there back to Dycusburg boat ramp. We located a green cooler under the front of a barge moored to bank of the east side of river near Pine Bluff Rock Quarry. It had a half-full 2 liter of Coke inside. I retrieved the trailer from the 2011 Chevy truck and drove it to the Smithland boat ramp to load the damaged vessel. At around 1000 hours, the US Coast Guard located the body of Operator1 around the 13-mile marker in the middle of the river. 
  
  I arrived at 1047 hours at Smithland boat ramp and helped load the body of Operator1 into van of Livingston Coroner. Livingston County Rescue brought body to shore and US Coast Guard brought the damaged vessel back. 
  
  The body of Operator1 was examined and photographed by the Coroner and I. Victim was only wearing black athletic type shorts. No jewelry or belongings were located on the victim.  Victim was a white male, heavy build, red hair, and rigor mortis was apparent in limbs. Victim had small amount of blood around nose and mouth. Victim had a small red mark on the top of head and minor abrasions to both hands. Victim was transported to Boyd’s Funeral Home in Salem, KY and autopsy was scheduled for next day at 0900 at the Madisonville Medical Examiner Office. 
  
  I went back to Smithland boat ramp to examine the vessel. I took photos at the ramp of the vessel and items found on the river by the Livingston County Rescue Squad. The vessel was then taken to the Livingston County Rescue Squad building for storage. Scott’s Auto Body of Clay, KY., towed the truck of victim. 
  
  Post 1 attempted to ping the cell phone of victim but Verizon stated the phone was powered off. Verizon stated the last time it was connected to a tower was around 0224 hours on 8-12-2019. It hit off a tower located at 808 Highway 902 Fredonia, KY and was 2.77 miles west of that tower and Post 1 advised that would put it on the Cumberland River. 
  
  Around officer17 hours, Unit 7052 and I patrolled from the Smithland boat ramp up past the Pine Bluff Rock Quarry and located a 2X camo PFD on the east bank just south of the quarry. It is unknown who it belonged to and did not have any identifying marks on it. We returned to the ramp and cleared the scene at 1721 hours on 8-12-2019.
  
  8-16-2019
  I contacted Genesis Energy in Houston TX at 1120 hours and was connected to subject3 of situation and inquired about the possibility of the Molly Patricia striking the vessel on 8-12-2019. Subject3 stated he would look into it and have the IT department review the footage from the vessel. Subject3 stated the footage would record on a 30-day loop he believed.  I texted my contact info to Subject3. 
  
  At 1313 hours, I used Google Earth to draw a line 2.77 miles west of the tower on 808 Highway 902 in Fredonia, KY. I included that map in this report. 2.77 miles west places the phone near Campground of the Cumberland River in Tilene, KY. Officers had been patrolling the shores of the Cumberland River this day and talked to campers at this campground and they stated they had not seen or heard of Operator1 at or around that campground. I contacted the owner and she stated no had checked in with her that weekend to camp but people routinely camp without her knowledge on the shore when the water is low and no one from the campground would have seen them. 
  
  KY Fish and Wildlife Officers stated they found no evidence of abandoned campsite not located any items on Cumberland River that could be linked to victim or accident. 
  
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  It is unknown what exactly happened.  All barge companies have been contacted and no one has reported any collisions or incidents on the river that night.  It is unknown if the victim was on his vessel when it was struck.
  
  Toxicology revealed that the victim had amphetamines, methamphetamine, cannabinoids, and THC.  The cause of death was drowning.