RedactedNarrative: Witnesses stated they were fishing from the road at the bottom of the levee where the flood waters crossed the road into Mellwood Old River. They advised V1 was on the side of the road where they were fishing and further advised the victim told them he was going to take V1 so he could go fish further out. 
  
  The witnesses told him not to take V1 because it didn't belong to him but he did anyway. As soon as the victim pushed V1 off the bank, the wind began taking V1 further out into the flooded waters.  
  
  The victim panicked and threw the anchor off the front of V1, but it kept drifting. He then jumped out of V1 into the water and grabbed onto the bow of V1 and began trying to swim back to the shore, pulling V1.  He was unsuccessful at going anywhere.  He then climbed back into V1.  The witnesses began yelling at him to stay in V1 and let it float to the other side. 
  
  The victim then began removing his clothing until he was only wearing a t-shirt and boxers. At this point, the witnesses advised V1 was between 150 and 200 yards from the shore where it was taken.  The victim jumped back into the water and began swimming back to shore.  The witnesses advised he swam about 5 yards before going under and never resurfacing.
  
  V1 was found about 250 yards from where it was taken in about 2 feet of water with the anchor deployed.  The anchor had approx. 6ft of rope which is why it did not stop/anchor V1 when originally thrown as the water level varied from 10 to 14ft. V1 had both an outboard motor and trolling motor which were both in the up position and out of the water. 
  
  Search crews finally found the victim 3 days later.  His body was recovered and sent to the Crime Lab for autopsy.  
  
  UPDATE: 12/11/17 - Crime Lab report received.  Cause of death was ruled a drowning.  Toxicology results showed positive for Methamphetamines and Ethanol at .059%.
  