RedactedNarrative: 5/11/17 Preliminary information 
  
  According to a witness operator was heading back towards the boat ramp in a flat bottom vessel with an electric trolling motor, 45 thrust.  The vessel was sitting low in the water moving slow and appeared to be swamped. 
  
  He then saw the operator enter the water and yell for help and attempts were made to rescue the victim but were unsuccessful. He went under and was unable to be located. 
  
  He was recovered about 1 1/2 later by dive time approximately 120 feet from shore and in 15 ft of water. He was not wearing a life jacket. 
  
  Victim was a man of large stature who had a battery along with gear at the back of the vessel were he was sitting with no weight in the front.  Improper loading cause of accident.