RedactedNarrative: On 01/29/20 at approximately 1418 hours I responded to 12062 Waterfront Drive in reference to a missing boater.  Operator contacted Tallahassee Regional Communications Center (TRCC) and stated that his father, Operator was fishing on Lake Iamonia earlier in the morning when at approximately 0730 hours Subject received a phone call from his father advising that he had gotten his vessel stuck in mud in a shallow area of the lake.  Shortly thereafter, additional family members tried calling but could not reach Subject via phone.  FWC units arrived on scene at approximately 1311 hours and began searching for the missing boater.  Operator's body was recovered on 2/6/20 after searching for numerous days.  
  
  Based on evidence and information gathered to date, the victim; Operator was able to get the vessel free after it became stuck in the mud in the area of the lake called the Black Hole.  It is believed at this point in this investigation that something possibly went wrong mechanically due to not being able to get the engine to work during the function test.   
  
  Without any witnesses it is impossible to know exactly what occurred but at some point, Subject ended up going into the water.  It is also unknown what caused the trolling motor to break.  It is possible it broke when he fell into the water or it is possible that he tried to use it to climb back into the boat by using the tiller handle from the motor which would explain why it was flipped back.   
  
  Either way Subject was not able to get back into the boat after falling into the water.  The water temperature that day was 52 degrees Fahrenheit.  The air temperature was a low of 35 degrees Fahrenheit and a high of 53 degrees Fahrenheit that day.  
  
  Subject was not wearing a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) at the time of this incident but did have one in the vessel. The cause of death per the Medical Examiner's Office was ruled as Hypothermia due to Subject's exposure to the water and elements at the time of incident.  No witnesses were located during this investigation. 
  
  