RedactedNarrative: On July 11, 2020 at approximately 11:50 a.m. LA 1778 AN, a 15ft aluminum bass tracker with a remote steering outboard was cruising on Cross Bayou occupied by 3 subjects.  The operator was seated behind the console of the vessel. Operator was not wearing a PFD.  A passenger was seated next to Operator in the passenger seat.  Occupant1 was wearing a PFD.  
  
  A second passenger was seated behind Operator and Occupant1 in an elevated seat on the rear deck.  Occupant2 was wearing a PFD but did not have it fastened properly.  
  
  While underway, the vessel's bow pitched up due to Operator attempting to accelerate causing the transom of the vessel to drop below the waterline and flood with water.  
  
  The vessel then capsized, causing the operator and passengers to enter the water.  Nearby boats attempted to assist the individuals.  Occupant2's PFD came off of his person, but he was rescued, uninjured by assisting vessels.  
  
  Occupant1 was also retrieved, uninjured from the water.  Operator never resurfaced and his body was recovered by responding Iberville Parish Sheriff's Deputies.  Operator was pronounced dead by the Iberville Parish Coroner.  Contributing factors of the incident based upon witness statements and investigation by the LDWF agents are as follows.  The primary contributing factor is overloading.  The secondary contributing factor is operator inattention.  The tertiary contributing factor is passenger behavior. Witness statements and passenger statements corroborate that when the vessel began to flood, Occupant2, seated at the  rear of the vessel attempted to move to the front of the vessel to balance the weight, furthering the flooding ultimately capsizing the vessel.-
  