RedactedNarrative: I, Officer#1 arrived on scene at 6:30pm and began investigating the accident.  There was minor dock damage located 157yds WSW downstream from the RV park on an empty dock. The dock had a rubber bumper going across the end of the pier. The bumper had been knocked off and was laying in the water.  The point of impact indicated the boat was heading WSW when it glanced off the dock.  On the front port side of the boat you can see the black transfer mark from the rubber rail that was knocked off the dock. This indicated the boat struck the dock on the port side and glanced off making the boat travel west. The boat was traveling at a slow rate of speed when it struck this dock most likely under 5 mph. The damage to this dock was not significant. The boat continued to travel west and struck the next dock downstream at a perpendicular angle. This dock is where witness#1 and witness#2 saw the boat facing perpendicular from 6:00-9:00am on Monday morning. The dock had little damage and only a slight split in the wood caused from the bow eye of the boat. The boat was still traveling at an idle speed when it struck this dock. The last time the boat was seen on this dock was around 9:00 am unoccupied and still in idle. The next place where the boat was located would be the final location, 233 yards NNW up stream of the RV park dock.  This is where the boat was seen by witness#3 who lives across the cove at 11:00am still running at idle speed and unoccupied. The boat stayed there running in idle until 4:30pm when witness#3 came across the cove and shut the boat off.  The throttle was engaged slightly and the boat was still in the forward gear.  Deputy#1 from Catawba County was the first on the boat around 5:30PM.  Deputy#1 discovered a black trash bag with 3 pill bottles with marijuana inside, one glass pipe with marijuana residue on it, and an aluminum bud light bottle with several holes in it used as a homemade bong. There were also three empty bud light cans in a trash bag in the bottom of the boat.  Operator#1's body was found at 9:55pm 20 yards NNW of the RV Park dock.  There were no external injuries to Operator#1's body.   Friend#1 a longtime friend and Operator#1's brother both said it was odd the bumpers were out and said he was very particular about putting the bumpers out only when he was about to dock. The boat had a docking bumper out on the port side and the starboard side. The Navigation Lights were still on and working properly. The indicators have left me to believe Operator#1 came in to dock the boat by himself impaired by drugs and alcohol around 4:00 am Monday morning.  Operator#1 at some point fell overboard with his boat still in gear.  The depth of the water was 5ft deep where Operator#1's body was found.  Alcohol and drugs were likely a cause for his inability to swim for long.  The minor damage to the boat and docks most likely occurred after Operator#1 fell in.  The boat started by heading west downstream glanced off the first dock and then lodging perpendicular for several hours on the second dock.  The boat worked itself loose and headed back NNW upstream to where it hit the bank on a concrete ramp.  Although there were life jackets on board the vessel, Operator#1 was not wearing a life jacket.  Upon investigating the accident, I believe Operator#1 was impaired by alcohol which caused him to lose his balance while docking his boat and fall overboard.  Being intoxicated most likely caused Operator#1 to have difficulties swimming which resulted in his drowning.
  
  
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