RedactedNarrative: On tuesday, 05-03-22, at approx. 1900 hours, a vessel was reported to 911 to have been found submerged floating with the bow up and no one around. Ok numbers given revealed the vessel registrant. 
  Shortly after, operator wife called in and reported that her husband had went fishing and hadn't returned and it was not like him to be out after dark. 
  
  Troopers drove to the area reported and located the submerged vessel. After marking the location, they pulled the vessel to extreme cove marina and contacted cardinal towing to remove the vessel. Once the vessel was out of the water, there were numerous areas near the stern and the hull of the vessel that had silicon applied to stop leaking. 
  
  Water was draining out of several siliconed places. A water search then began for operator. It was determined that operator deployed at leisure heights boat ramp in the cove of indian springs and had said he was going to travel to the north canadian river bridge of u.s. hwy 69 to fish for catfish. All information collected created apporx. A 3 square mile search area. Side scan sonar along with ohp dive team 360 sonar and divers were utilized. On 05-06-22, at approx. 1910 hours, operator body surfaced and was recovered in approx. 43 ft. Of water approx. .25 miles east of the north canadian river bridge.
  
  Additional information:
  
  Vessel intact with no obvious damage. Vessel was extremely old and had numerous places where large amounts of silicon had been applied to stop leaks. Amount listed in damage is from loose items in the vessel that were lost when vessel swamped and became submerged.
  