RedactedNarrative: On 2/6/21 while out patrolling the county I received a call from RCSO about a possible boating
  accident. The call came in around the time of 1200. They advised they had received a call about a boat
  that had sunk around the area of West Fork Boat Ramp. They also advised there was one individual on
  the bank by the sunken vessel. I arrived on scene around 1205. RCSO and EMS arrived roughly the same time as I did. Once at the boat ramp I was able to ask some private citizens about the location of the sunken vessel. They advised it was just a few hundred yards down the river around the corner. A RCSO deputy and I hopped on board a private vessel, and he transported us the location of the vessel. 
  
  Once on scene we found a sunken bass boat and an individual on the bank. He was identified. I first asked Operator if he was okay and if he needed medical attention. He advised he was fine and refused any treatment. The deputy and I hopped on the bank and began to investigate the scene. I started talking to Operator to see what had happened. Before we had arrived on scene, we were advised alcohol could possibly have been a factor. 
  
  While talking to Operator the deputy was looking around the bank where Operator had a lot of his belongings from the vessel all over the ground. Sgt. and Officer showed up shortly after to assist with the incident. 
  
  Operator told me that while he was fishing, he noticed the vessel sitting lower in the water. When he opens the back compartment, he stated that it was almost full of water. He then said he turned on the bilge pump to try to pump the water out. After a few minutes he said the water level seemed to come back down some. 
  
  He turned off the bilge to see if he could locate where the water was coming from. Unable to locate the leak the water in the boat began to rise again. He stated he turned the bilge pump back on and started the vessel to head back to the boat ramp. When he began to move, he noticed water starting to fill up more compartments. It was at this time he decided the beach the vessel before it fully sank. 
  
  I asked him how long he had been there, and he stated for over an hour. I asked if he called anyone, he said he had called his wife and told her to call the insurance company. I did call and talk to his wife, and she confirmed that he had called her, informed her what happened, and told her to call insurance. 
  
  I asked Operator why he didn’t call 911 for help, but he stated he was just going to build a fire and wait for help from the insurance company. While I interviewed Operator, the deputy was on the bank looking at all his belongings. Operator did state he had two pistols on the bank. The deputy checked the firearms. They were cleared and found to be unloaded. The deputy also located multiple small bottles of alcohol, and two marijuana pipes. 
  
  There were a few of the alcohol bottles that were empty, and more that were still unopened. When we first arrived on scene, I did notice some signs of impairment from Operator. I questioned Operator about the empty alcohol bottles. He stated he had started to drink them once he was on the bank. I asked if he had anything to drink prior to the incident and he stated no. We also questioned him about the marijuana pipes. He stated he hadn’t smoked anything but, brought them to smoke the residual left in the bowls. I asked if he had anymore on him, and he said no. We searched what items we could but did not locate any marijuana. We continued to question Operator about the incident and based off his statements and investigation we determined that no alcohol and or drugs contributed to the accident. We began to help Operator gather all the items we could carry to take back to our vehicle. Operator did climb on board the vessel to retrieve two of his depth finder units on board the vessel. He grabbed the larger one by the console, and the one
  