RedactedNarrative: On 07/04/2016 at approximately 01:30 I received a call from WO stating that there was a body in the water at Prater Flats.  He advised me to call Blount County dispatch to get more info that he was in an area with bad cell service.  Blount County dispatch advised a guy (Victim) had fallen in the water and didn''t come up.  
  
  They advised he had been in the water at least 10 mins.  I was at the Blount County Justice Center when I received the call.  I immediately responded to Louisville Landing Marina where my patrol boat was kept.  At approximately 02:15 I was on scene at Prater Flats on Ft. Loudoun Lake in Blount County.  After talking to several individuals that had their vessel tied up to Victim''s vessel I determined which vessel was Victim''s and came up with an approximate location as to where he went into the water based on 2 wittnesses that heard the splash.  
  
  They had been on Victim''s vessel about 10 mins before they heard the splash (for witness statements see WR-0808).  No other witnesses saw or heard anything. The immediate vicinity was secured to the best of my ability. At approximately 02:30 WO and LT arrived on scene and assisted in securing the scene and interviewing the neighboring boaters.
  
   We were advised Victim had an eight year old son asleep in the cabin of the vessel  and Victim had no close family around. At this time WO and myself woke up Son and informed him of the situation.  
  
  Blount County''s dive team arrived on scene and began the recovery process.  They found body in about 14ft of water in close proximity to his vessel.  At this time TWRA officers began to search for next of kin and make contact with them.  body was taken to Ish Creek boat ramp and turned over to Rural Metro. Son was then transported from the scene to Ish Creek boat ramp and turned over to a Chaplain from the Blounnt County Sheriff''s Office.   
  
  An order of autopsy form was filled out and signed by DA.  The preliminary autopsy results showed Victim drowned and had no signs of trauma.  The toxicology results are not available at this time.  vessel was inventoried by Sgt and LT and was sealed up with evidence tape (for inventory receipt see WR-0775).  It was then turned over to Will @ Tow Boat and towed to Concord Marina to Victim''s slip.  On 07/07/2016 the vessel and Victim''s belongings were turned over.
  