RedactedNarrative: On 11-19-2019 at approximately 2300 LDWF Enforcement was notified by LDWF dispatch about a possible vessel incident in E. Pointe A La Hache, Plaquemines Parish. Lt. responded to the area with Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Deputies and USCG where they made the recovery of the deceased, Operator1. LDWF Sr. Agent was notified about the incident on 11-20-2019 and was assigned as the primary investigator.
  
  During the investigation the investigator found that on 11-19-19 at approximately 2030 USCG Sector New Orleans received a call regarding an overdue boater, Operator1, who had gone on a fishing trip in Plaquemines Parish, LA. The family informed USCG the subject had launched at Beschels Marina in E. Pointe A La Hache. 
  
  USCG then put a helicopter up to try and locate the vessel. At approximately 2258 the USCG helicopter located the vessel in Bell Bayou, with no occupants aboard. The USCG notified the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) about the incident and the location, who then subsequently notified LDWF Enforcement. Both agencies began to mobilize assets to respond to the scene. At approximately 2309 the USCG helicopter located a body in the water, just off the stern of the vessel. LDWF and PPSO were notified and responded to the scene.
  
  LDWF and PPSO arrived on scene(29*35.354 89*46.132) by vessel and located the vessel (LA 6321 GJ) grounded in very shallow water, less than a foot deep. The officers located the body of Operator1. in the water just off the stern of the vessel. Due to the shallow water the body did not move from near the vessel. LDWF and PPSO officers made the recovery of the body, were able to free the stuck vessel, and returned to Beschels Marina where body was turned over to the Plaquemines Parish Coroner.
  
  LDWF Enforcement Agent was informed about the incident on the morning of 11-20-2019 by Lt. Agent traveled to Beschels Marina to document the subject’s vessel. While at the marina the agent interviewed the marina attendant. The attendant informed the agent that the Operator1 had launched his vessel between 7-8AM on the morning of 11-19-19. The attendant also informed the agent that the operator of another vessel had picked up later on 11-19-19 and mentioned to the attendant that he had seen a vessel matching the deceased's vessel in the area where it was later found with no one on board between 1-2PM. Contact information for this witness was unavailable and the attendant was not able to provide any other information. After the investigation it was ruled that Operator1 died due to drowning.
  