RedactedNarrative: On saturday, november 28, 2015, victim and three friends were fishing from their kayaks at inman lake, located in whiteville, nc. Victim was fishing alone from his kayak at the time of the incident. Witnesses stated that it appeared as though victim had fallen asleep, and was slumped over in his kayak, which was leaning at an angle in the water. Witnesses also stated that, although they did not observe victim fall into the water, that they heard a splash and saw that he had went underwater and never resurfaced. After three days of search and rescue operations, victim''s body was recovered from the bottom of the lake, near where he had fallen out of his kayak. The columbus county coroners office determined that the cause of death was drowning. After investigation, it was concluded that victim was not wearing a pfd, and there was not a pfd on board the vessel. It was known that victim suffered from heart problems and i believe that he possibly suffered a fatal heart attack while fishing from his kayak and was incapable of saving himself. Neither alcohol nor drugs were believed to be a contributing factor.
   
   