RedactedNarrative: Victims were involved in a rescue of a distressed swimmer. One victim presumably drowned and two others were taken to the hospital for treatment.
  
  On Sunday June 14, 2020 at about 1600 hrs., I, Marine Enforcement Manager, was on patrol at Elephant Butte Lake State Park in uniform and a fully marked patrol vessel in Sierra County. I received a call from Sierra County Regional Dispatch Authority (SCRDA) of a person in the water in the area of Lost Canyon. It was later determined that the actual location was Subject Canyon. 
  
  The report was people in the water off of a rental pontoon boat. I checked 3 rental pontoon boats in the area of Rattle Snake Island and Subject but could not locate the caller. Marine Enforcement Officers also arrived on scene to find the callers rental pontoon boat alongside the face of Subject Razor Back rock wall. I then saw the pontoon boat immediately head toward the boat ramp and MEOs Officers begin searching the rock wall and surrounding water. 
  
  Officer1 stated that there was one person missing in the water and the pontoon boat was returning to the ramp with 2 injured people on board. Officer1 stated that the passengers on the boat were frantic and some were in hysterics when rangers tried to find out who was missing and where. Officer1 learned that on male (victim 1) was missing in the water. Rangers also determined that 2 passengers on the rental boat needed medical help and sent the boat to the ramp where EMS and additional rangers were waiting. MEOs searched the Subject Cove area identified by the boat passengers for the missing person but suspended the search at 1900 hrs. when the weather became hazardous. NM State Police Search and Recovery team arrived around 2000 hrs. and the search resumed around 2100 hrs. by water and towable side scan sonar.
  
  Ranger and Assistant Park Superintendent were on shore and assisted the passengers of the rental boat with their medical issues. Two subjects were taken to Sierra Vista Hospital for evaluation, one had fainted, and one had inhaled water during the ordeal. According to statements gathered by rangers from the remaining passengers, the victim and a friend were swimming from the pontoon boat. 
  
  While the pair was in the water, the wind picked up and blew the boat away from them. Injured victim1 was able to get back to the boat and passengers on the boat attempted to throw the victim life jackets, throwable PFDs and a paddle tied to a string. The victim was unable to self-rescue. Witness stated they saw the victim go under the water and called 911. Ranger Boats arrived shortly after the call. One witness was taken back to the search area to help identify a point last seen. Information was gathered on all the passengers of the pontoon boat and they were allowed to leave the park. 
  
  The victim was identified by the boat passengers. He was last seen wearing red and black swim trunks. The passengers stated the victim had several tattoos on his chest and shoulders. The victim was entered into NCIC as a missing person on 6-16-2020 once the case was assigned to me. 
  
  On 6-16-2020 I was notified by Marina Del Sur staff that the family of the victim wanted to meet with me. I talked the victim's mother. I answered all her questions and updated her on the search operations at the time. I provided her with my contact information should she have any questions. 
  
  NM State Police with assistance from NM State Parks and US Border Patrol conducted search and recovery efforts for 6 days utilizing surface sonar, towable side scan sonar, and shoreline searches. The search area was between Rattle Snake Island and Subject Canyon in water as deep as 70 feet. The NM State Police and US Border Patrol ended their search on Friday June 19. NM State Park Rangers continued to search the area and shorelines daily.
  
  On Sunday June 21, 2019 at about 1355 hrs. SCRDA received a call from a boater that they had found a body floating in the area of Subject Canyon. Officer1 and I arrived by boat in the area of Razorback and observed a male wearing black and red shorts floating face down against the shoreline. A friend of the family and had been checking the area. She discovered the body and got a passing boat to contact authorities. The area was secured, and OMI was contacted to recover the body. OMI and his assistant arrived shortly after and supervised the recovery of the body. During the recovery I did not observe any unusual injuries to the body other than skin on the scalp that was loose presumably from rubbing on the shoreline. The official time of death was at 1513 hours. We transported the body to the Marina Del Sur boat ramp where we met NM State Police Officers who were assigned the case. Preliminary identification of the body was made based on his tattoos and clothing description. The body was released to Kirikos Funeral Home for transport to the OMI office in Albuquerque for autopsy and positive ID. NM State Police will be notifying the victim's mother and OMI will be contact with the mother after that. A notice of findings from the Office of the Medical Examiner has been requested and will be attached when provided.
  