RedactedNarrative: On thursday may 7, 2020 at 18:44,i received a call from raleigh dispatch stating that sergeant of the cherokee county sheriffs department called in a report of a possible body floating in hiwassee lake close to the ramsey bluff boat ramp.
  
  I arrived at the ramsey bluff boat ramp at 19:25 and met sergeant at the ramp. He stated that chief Deputy and detective had gotten onto a fishermans boat and had just identified the body as being victim1. Detective stated that chief deputy thought that there may have been a second victim involved.
  
  I launched my patrol boat and went over to where chief deputy was at with the body. This was roughly 350 yards to the southeast of the ramsey bluff boat ramp at 35.0883 ° n and -84.0934 ° w (red in diagram). Chief deputy and detective had pulled the body onto the shoreline and were documenting it with pictures.
  
  I began scanning the lake for a boat and spotted a dark colored jon boat floating roughly 380 yards away on the opposite side of the lake. Deputy and i approached the boat. We observed an unoccupied 16 foot jon boat floating at 35.0854 ° n and -84.0948 ° w. There was a trolling motor mounted on the back of the boat, but the motor was not under power. There was a swivel seat mounted on the front deck of the boat that was fallen over on its side. There were two fishing rods laying across the boat. We observed a pair of black nike shoes that were still tied, a dark green button up shirt, a black ford baseball cap and a black cell phone laying in the bottom of the boat.
  
  There was only one life jacket in the boat, and no paddles. We observed the throttle of the trolling motor was turned to 5 which was its fastest setting. Both of the fishing rods on the boat were reeled in.
  
  We began searching the lake for the missing victim as well as any clues of a possible point of entry. Our efforts were stopped just after midnight.
  
  When we arrived at ramsey bluff boat ramp the next day, there was a hunter taking his boat off of the water. I asked him if he had been there the day before and he stated yes. He stated that he did not see a jon boat, but around 15:00,he found an orange lifejacket floating in the main channel of the lake. After talking with him, we determined that the location where he had found the life jacket was between where the body and boat were found. The description of the lifejacket fit the other life jacket that was found on the boat. At 09:55 we found a wooden paddle floating in a cove on the same shoreline as the body at 35.0875 ° n and -84.0901° w. A second wooden paddle was found floating nearby just outside of the cove at 35.0861 ° n and -84.0889 ° w. Both paddles were the same shoreline marine brand and did not appear to have been in the water long. Family of the victims later identified the paddles as belonging to the victims. 
  
  Search efforts continued until the second victim was recovered on thursday may 14, 2020 by wildlife officer. Officer found the victim floating at 35.08913 ° n and   -84.09371° w (yellow in diagram). The medical examiner determined that the cause of death for both victims was drowning. After speaking with the family of the victims it was determined that operator always operated the boat. The family informed us that operator had over 100 hours of experience, but did not have any boating safety education.
  
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