RedactedNarrative: On May 2, 2016 at approximately 7:58 p.m. Operator and his passenger were traveling South in the Intracoastal waterway in Iberville Parish.  Operator was operating a 15ft homemade skiff with a 15hp Yamaha outboard tiller motor.  According to witness statements Operator hit a wave traveling too fast and got ejected from the back of the vessel.  The vessel then began to circle ejecting his passenger.  Operator and his passenger started swimming to the East bank of the Intracostal waterway.  Operator was not able to make it to shore before he went underwater for several minutes having to be rescued by a witness.  The witness started CPR until first responders arrived to take over.  Operator was transported to Oschners Hospital in Plaquemine where he was placed on life support.  The passenger was rescued and received no injuries.  Neither subjects were wearing PFD's.  Operator also did not have a kill switch attached to him.  Passenger also advised us that Operator had been drinking and smoking marijuana all day long.
  