RedactedNarrative: On 07/31/15 at approximately 0830, I, Cpl. of the Criminal Investigations Section, responded to the shoreline  near Cornfield Creek, off the Magothy Narrows for a reported missing person from a vessel.  I was notified by the SOD duty officer, Sgt., who was notified by A/Lt..
  
   Upon arrival, I noticed the Anne Arundel County Fire Department had already arrived, along with their dive team, who was conducting side-scan sonar operations in an attempt to locate the missing person under the water.  During this time, I conducted interviews which yielded the following information:
  
   The missing person and his wife, the witness, were crabbing upon Cornfield Creek in their 17' center console vessel (Aquasport 175), which beared Maryland registration 2216 BK, when Victim fell from the port stern area of the vessel into the water.  Wife, who was operating the vessel, did not see Victim fall but heard a splash.  Wife turned to see Victim in the water, yelling and flailing his arms in an attempt to stay above water (Victim was not wearing a PFD).  Wife attempted to locate a personal floatation device (PFD).  Wife found a "Type IV Throwable" PFD, which was tied to the railing just above the gunwale at the bow of the boat.  Wife had to untie the Type IV throwable, and had difficulty doing so.  The boat continued moving forward, away from the victim, as Wife struggled to get the vessel into neutral.  The vessel was moving at a very slow speed.
     
   After finally getting the Type IV throwable PFD untied, Wife threw the Type IV throwable to Victim, who was still struggling to swim.  Wife turned the boat around and as the vessel came closer to the victim, Wife threw another PFD to the Victim, who was drifting farther away, as did both PFDs she threw to him.  Victim disappeared below the waterline immediately after.  
  
   At that point, Wife (who did not have a cell phone on board) began activating the vessel's horn in attempt to get help.
  
   During this time, a subject whose house is directly in front of where the incident was occurring looked out her bathroom window and saw the incident unfolding.  Witness1 told her husband to call 911, and a kayak was placed into the water by them in an attempt to locate Victim.  Victim was unable to be located.  A short time, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department arrived, along with NRP units.  I arrived shortly thereafter.
     
   After hearing that Witness1 witnessed the incident, I obtained a written statement from her, which stated the following:
     
  "I saw the boat with one person in it around 7:50 from my bathroom.  I saw a person in the water next to the boat.  The driver of the boat threw him a life cushion.  He flailed his arms swimming to it but it drifted away.  She turned the boat to try to get to him but missed.  She threw a second article (a jacket) for him to catch.  he went down very quickly.  We called 911 and took our kayak out (my daughter in law) but it was too late."
     
   Then, at 1318hrs, the victim, Victim was located deceased on the bottom in approximately 9 feet of water by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Dive Team.  Recovery of the victim was made by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Dive Team shortly thereafter.  I identified the victim as the missing person, Victim, by his driver's license photo.  Wife, who remained on the scene, was notified by A/Lt..  
  
   Victim was placed in the back of an Anne Arundel County ambulance until the Forensic Investigator arrived on the scene.  The body of Victim was photographed and looked over; nothing out of the ordinary was found.  The victim's glasses were still secured to the collar of his shirt, and his cell phone was still in his back pocket.  Victim was transported to the OCME for an autopsy under CC# 15-7097.
     
   While the notifications were being conducted, Cpl., who assisted me, photographed and inventoried the vessel.  No alcohol was found on board.  Neither party had been drinking.  Three prescription pills