RedactedNarrative: On August 8, 2021 at approximately 1938 hours officers were called to the Susquehanna River near Garrett Island for the report of a subject in the water. I arrived in the area aboard NRP 887, a 24 ft Everglades, at approximately 1948 hours and met with the subjects family that was on a 13 foot inflatable Takacat T420LX boat with a 20hp Mercury motor. While speaking with the family I gathered information to include: point last seen, name and DOB of subject, names and DOB of all subjects on vessel, vessel information and a description of what had occurred. 
  
  At approximately 1930hrs, just before the call into 911, OP1 said VICTIM jumped into the water off the bow of the boat, and he heard splashing.  OP1 then heard VICTIM yelling for help and that he was drowning.  OP1 recalled seeing VICTIM on his back in the water, flailing his arms around and behind his head, with his eyes large, his face pale and panicked, and swallowing and spitting out water from his mouth.  OP1 grabbed an oar and tried to paddle the boat towards VICTIM to rescue him, but VICTIM went under the surface of the water and was not seen resurface.  OP1 and OCCUPANT 1 pulled OCCUPANT 2 into the boat, and had to restrain her as she was trying to dive into the water to attempt to find VICTIM under the water. 
  
  While sharing this information the Maryland Natural Resources Special Operations Division Duty Officer and the Central Region Duty Officer were informed of the incident and an investigator was dispatched to the scene. Trooper One was dispatched to search along with fire companies from Cecil and Harford County. While the search went on I side-towed their vessel and transported the family to Marina Park in Port Deposit, Maryland to meet with the investigators who were collecting written statements from them. After the search produced negative results Trooper One, Cecil and Harford County Fire cleared the area and the search was suspended until the morning.
  On August 9, 2021 at approximately 0945 hours I got underway on NRP 887 along other officers to begin a side scan sonar search of the area where VICTIM was last seen. At 1055 hours we located a target in the water. A diver was requested to the area and went into the water at 1144 hours. At 1158 hours VICTIM was recovered from the water and taken to a nearby marina. The Medical Examiners Office was contacted and a Forensic Investigator was dispatched to the marina. 
  A boat accident report for this incident is to be completed by Maryland Natural Resources Police Special Operations Division Investigator.
  All events occurred in Harford and Cecil County, Maryland.
  
  
  
  