RedactedNarrative: 07/29/2017 (Saturday):  On the above date at approximately 1613 hrs the undersigned and Tpr. responded to the Windlass restaurant docks reference a reported medical assist.  The initial report indicated a child who fell in the water from a vessel and was unresponsive.  The 911 call came from Bridge Marina.  The caller indicated that they did not know the location of the incident because they received the phone call from one of the parties who rented the vessel.  While enroute we were informed that all parties were on shore located at the Windlass Restaurant in front of the miniature golf place.  The second caller stated he assisted in the rescue of a male from the lake and was proceeding to a boat slip located at the Windlass Restaurant, 45 Nolans Point Park Road, Lake Hopatcong. He described the victim as being unconscious as a result of being submerged in the water.
  
   Upon arrival we observed an adult male laying on the dock unresponsive. Three people who happened to be dinning a the restaurant were already performing CPR. The victim had no pulse and was not breathing.  Shortly after our arrival,  Jefferson Township Police Department and Jefferson First Aid Squad arrived on scene.  Jefferson Township Police Department deployed AED in attempt to resuscitate the victim with negative results.  It was noted that were no signs of trauma to the victim's body and no tears of abnormalities to his clothing. His body and clothing were wet indicative of having been submerged in the lake. The undersigned and Tpr. secured the scene, vessel and identified witnesses. Victim was transported to St. Clare's Dover Hospital, 400 West Blackwell Street, Dover, were he was pronounced deceased at 6:01 p.m. by Doctor.
  
  Interviews were conducted at the hospital with the family members who were present at the time of the incident, including Victim's wife and son.  As a result, the following information was obtained. Victim rented a pontoon boat (registration) from Bridge Marina Incorporated, 89 Brady Road, Lake Hopatcong. 
  
  Several family members of the victim accompanied him onto the boat. Victim proceeded to drive the boat approximately 500 yards from shore when his hat blew off his head and landed in the water. Victim subsequently shut off the engine of the boat and entered the water in an attempt to retrieve his hat. It should be noted Victim was not wearing a life vest. Upon retrieving his hat, Victim began to swim back to the boat which had slowly drifted in the opposite direction. After several minutes, Victim appeared to have difficulty staying afloat and became submerged in the water. 
  
  At this time, two people entered the water in an attempt to rescue the victim. They proceeded to swim towards the victim who became submerged and unconscious. Upon reaching the Victim, they had difficulty retrieving him from beneath the surface of the water and onto the boat.  Two others were jet skiing in the vicinity and observed the three males struggling in the water.  They immediately proceeded to the scene and assisted with recovering Victim and lifting him onto the boat. One person then proceeded to take control of the boat and navigate it to shore while contacting 911 via cellular telephone. Formal interviews were conducted at NJSP Lake Hopatcong Station. The scene was processed by NJSP CSI. Additionally, the pontoon boat was tested for operability by personnel from NJSP Lake Hopatcong Station.  A postmortem examination is scheduled for Sunday July 30, 2017, at Tri-County Regional Medical Examiner's Office, Morristown. 
  
   Upon completion of the initial investigation, the vessel was released to custody and transported same to Bridge Marina. 
  
   On Sunday, July 30, 2017, members of the New Jersey State Police Homicide North Unit continued the death investigation. The post-mortem examination was conducted at Morris Tri-County Medical Examiner's Office located at 100 Madison Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey. The
  wife of the decedent objected to the performance of an internal examination, therefore only an external examination of the decedent was conducted. The examination was performed by Doctor, Medical Examiner. As a result of the examination, Dr. noted there was no trauma or suspicious injuries observed on the decedents body. Dr. concluded the cause of death to be "drowning" and manner of death to be "accident."