RedactedNarrative: On 05/03/2020 at approximately 2:12 pm, a boating incident occurred on lake norman near 168 broad sound pl, mooresville, nc. The vessel was a 26'' berkshire pontoon.  the operator was towing three individuals on a gladiator sonic 3 person towable tube. 
  
  The order on the tube was victim (left) subject2 (middle) subject3 (right). After tubing for approximately 10-15 minutes, the operator slowed the vessel down and then took off again regaining speed. At that point victim fell off the tube into the water. He was not wearing a life jacket but resurfaced immediately. 
  
  Subject2 stated that he saw only victim’s head resurface. At that point the operator maneuvered the vessel to her port (left) side where victim was. The operator stated that she turned to get him a lifejacket from the boat and when she turned back he was going under the water. She threw him a life jacket and yelled for subject3 and subject2 to help. Victim went under the water and never resurfaced. The operator called 911 at 2:12 pm and a search was conducted by local first responder organizations. The victim''s body was found and recovered around 5:45 pm. The victim and other tubers had been consuming alcoholic beverages (wine and corona beer) which may have contributed to poor judgement, along with not wearing proper pfd''s. The operator showed no signs of impairment. No injuries or vessel damage occurred.
  