RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 12’ Elie Plastic Kayak
  
  On 10/01/2016, at about 01:55 p.m., this vessel, operated by Victim, was operating in Puget Sound about 100-200 yards off Robinson Point located near Vashon, WA in King county.
   
  According to Law Enforcement, on this date and time, a witness called to report a body found floating in the water next to a kayak at the above location.  The passengers aboard Witness’s boat secured the body to her vessel and waited for Law Enforcement to arrive.  When Officers arrived, one of the Deputies helped bring the deceased aboard Witness’s vessel.  
   
  The victim was wearing shorts, a long sleeve t-shirt, a windbreaker, and a PFD which was up around his face.  While the Officers were enroute, the victim’s kayak had floated away.  The victim had ID on his person identifying him as a man who had been reported as an overdue kayaker shortly after Law Enforcement had received the first call.  
   
  Victim's wife reported that he had left the Des Moines dock between 1000-1200 hours.  Prior to noon, the weather was nice and the water was calm.  Around noon the wind picked up and by the time Law Enforcement arrived on scene they were experiencing 2-4 foot waves.
   
  Officers moved Victim's body to their boat and returned to the marina.  As they arrived at the marina, they heard a vessel call out on VHF 16 that they'd found an overturned kayak near the location where the body had been discovered.  Officers left Victim's body with the Des Moines PD who was on scene with Victim's wife, and returned to Vashon to retrieve the kayak.  After returning with the kayak, Officers contacted the Medical Examiner's office who sent a Technician.
   
  0 Injuries / 1 Fatality
  Alcohol involvement is unknown
  No vessel damage reported
  The Operator was wearing a PFD improperly
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card
  