RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, 4/27/19, a single vessel accident occurred in Terra Ceia Bay in Manatee County. V1, a two-person canoe occupied by two (2) juveniles and two (2) adults, was traveling south towards Emerson Point when a wave capsized it ejecting all the occupants. 
  
  One occupant assisted subject2 to safety while Operator (Operator) attempted to rescue Subject3 (Caleb). Operator was unsuccessful in his rescue attempts and lost contact with Subject3. Subject1, Subject2, and Operator were safely brought to shore by first responders. Subject3 was found deceased by Eckerd College Search and Rescue Team approximately two hundred (200) yards away from V1. 
  
  INVESTIGATION
  NOTE: All times and distances are approximate. All photographs are taken by Investigator unless otherwise indicated. All diagrams are not to scale and created by Investigator unless otherwise stated. 
  
  INVESTIGATION CHRONOLOGY
  
  Saturday 4/27/19 
  
  2207 hrs. I was notified by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Lt. of a boating accident with a fatality at Emerson Point in Manatee County. 
  
  2210 hrs. I spoke with on scene FWC Officer who advised that four subjects were on one kayak when it capsized. Three subjects were recovered from the water and one three-year-old subject was still missing. He advised that alcohol does not seem to be a factor. 
  
  1125 hrs. I arrived on scene at Emmerson Point. 
  
  2334 hrs. The body of the missing juvenile, Subject3, was found by Eckerd College Search and Rescue Team. 
  
  2344 hrs. I requested the Manatee County Medical Examiner to meet me at the Bradenton Yacht Club.
  
  2355 hrs. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MSO) enroute Cuts Edge Marina to make positive identification on victim before death notification.
  
  Sunday 4/28/19
  
  0014 hrs. I received the paddle from V1 from a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MSO) Dive Team. 
  
  0020 hrs. Positive identification of the victim was confirmed by MSO Deputy.
  
  0024 hrs. Myself along with Palmetto Police Department (PPD) Officer (PPD Ofc.), and MSO victims advocate made Next of kin notification to the mother and father. 
  
  0053 hrs. I began interviews with the occupants of V1. 
  
  0135 hrs. FWC Ofc. recovered V1 and transported it to the Bradenton Yacht Club.
  
  0243 hrs. Evidence items 1,2,3,4 were transported to FWC Tampa Office Evidence for storage by FWC Ofc. 
  
  Monday 4/29/19
  
  1112 hrs. I spoke with Sgt. with MSO Child Protection Services (CPS). He advised that they would be conducting an investigation into the death. I asked him if they had any issue with us releasing the information of the individuals involved in the accident to which he stated that it was fine.
  
  1418 hrs. I spoke with Subject2 an occupant of V1 at the time of the accident. I advised the father of the victim, that the names and address of the individuals involved were going to be released. He stated that the media, Bay News 9, had already been by their residence today. 
  
  2130 hrs. I was contacted by Inv. with the Medical Examiners Office who advised that the preliminary results of the autopsy revealed classic stigmata of drowning and there was no trauma. 
  
  Monday 5/6/19
  
  1100 hrs. I contacted Old Town Canoes who provided me with the specifications on V1.
  
  1230 hrs. FWC Lt., Ofc. and I conducted a float test of V1. 
  
  Wednesday 5/15/19
  
  1403 hrs. I asked if they would like us to keep V1 as evidence for their case. The State Attorney would like to keep it for now. 
  
  
  