RedactedNarrative: At approximately 0800 on June 25, 2017, Operator and Subject1 put in kayaks on the Collins river (Shelsford access area) in Warrnen Co.  Less than an hour into the float, Operator hit some debris in the water and was overturned.  Operator was unable to stay with his kayak and was taken under the water.  
  
  Subject1 tried to help but was unable because of the swift current.  When Subject1 realized that he was not going to be able to locate Operator on his own, he climbed out of the water and ran to the nearest residence to call for help.  Operator''s body was found at approximately 1545, not far from where he was last seen.  Operator was not wearing a PFD and did not have one in his kayak.  
  
  Operator was in a sundolphin Aruba 10 kayak rated for 250lbs.  He weighed over 300 and was sitting up on the back of a sit in type kayak.  Stability would have been severely reduced because of this.
  
  An autopsy was requested by the Chief Criminal Investigator and determined cause of death to be drowning. The toxicology report was negative.