RedactedNarrative: On March 11, 2022, at approximately 10:00 am, Operator and Occupant launched from Solan’s boat launch on Toledo Bend to fish.  The men launched in vessel LA 4888 EN (vessel 1), an 18 ft. 6 in. Hanko, aluminum boat with a 150 HP outboard motor with remote steering.  The weather changed mid-day and a storm blew in.  The temperature dropped into the high 20’s and the winds were nearly 30 miles per hour. 
  
     On March 12, 2022, at approximately 3:39 pm, a friend of the men called 911 and reported that they had never returned from the fishing trip and did not answer their cell phones when called.  The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department contacted me, Senior Agent and gave me the contact information.  I contacted Friend and he explained that the men had gone fishing the day before and never returned.  Friend stated that he would contact me if he learned anything further. 
  
       Corporal and I took an Enforcement vessel to Solan’s boat launch and met with friends of the men and learned of the places the men frequently fished.  While speaking to friends at the launch, subject1 stated that he knew the area that the men fish and was going to search for them.  I advised him to contact me with any information.  Subject1 discovered the body of Operator and contacted me.  At approximately 8:09 pm, LDWF agents recovered the body and transported it to the launch.  Operator was wearing a Type III PFD.  The body was turned over to the Sabine Parish Coroner’s office.  The search for Occupant was suspended until daylight the following morning.
  
       On March 13, 2022, at approximately 7:00 am, the search continued until 7:00 pm, neither Occupant nor the vessel were found so the search continued at daylight on March 14, 2022.
  
         On March 14, 2022, at approximately 12:00 pm, the vessel was located and recovered from under water.  
  
  The vessel was transported to the Sabine Parish Detention center and stored behind a locked fence until the investigation of the incident is completed.  At approximately 2:27 pm, the body of Occupant was located and recovered in Texas.  The body was turned over to Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas. The body was recovered by a fisherman and was wearing a Type III PFD, correctly fitted, and secured.
  
       Neither Alcohol nor drug are suspected to be contributing factors. High winds approximately 30 mph and waves are suspected as the contributing factors.
  