RedactedNarrative: On July 6, 2014 at approximately 5:00pm, a single vessel incident occurred on West Pearl River in hazardous waters created by the water control structure at its origin near Walkiah, Ms. The vessel(Vessel 1) was a 2007 12 foot Alumacraft powered by a 3.5 HP Tohatsu tiller steer outboard motor. At the time of the incident, Vessel 1 was occupied by two people. A small dog was also on the boat. According to occupant and the only witness of the incident, prior to the incident vessel 1 was beached on a sandbar on the west bank of the Pearl River just up river and near the water control structure at the origin of the West Pearl River. When the two subjects decided to leave the sand bar and head home, witness boarded the boat first and sat in the rear of the boat. Deceased victim pushed the boat from the bank then boarded the boat. The boat was pushed into swift currents and at this time the boat was adrift. The boat was not under power, the motor was locked in the up position and not running and the throttle was in neutral. The swift currents quickly swept Vessel 1 into the hazardous waters created by the water control structure. According to witness, deceased victim was ejected from Vessel 1, then he(witness) jumped from Vessel 1 in an attempt to rescue him, however, he was unsuccessful. There were 2 PFD's on board Vessel 1, however they were not in use. The ignition safety lanyard was found attached to the motor. Alcohol is believed to be involved, however no tests were taken since no one was in operation of the boat immediately prior to, or at the time of the incident.