RedactedNarrative: On April 6, 2017 at approximately 3:18 pm, Conservation Officer (CO) Supervisor was contacted by Parks Bureau Supervisor about a possible boating fatality on Lake Anita in Cass County Iowa. 
  
  Upon arrival, the body of the deceased paddler was found near shore. The victim was not married, had no children or anyone living with him which made it difficult to determine  exact time of the incident. 
  
  A man doing chores at the victims house stated that on 4/5/2017 between 4:30-5:00 pm, Victim left his house with a kayak in the back of his truck.  Interviewing a frequent visitor to Lake Anita, the white pick up registered to the deceased was parked at the boat ramp at 7:30 am on 4/6/2017.  After hearing about the incident, another person come forward with information.
  
  She stated that while walking laps near the lake around Shelter #7, around 6:00 pm-7:15 pm, she noticed a boat on the lake paddling north toward the boat ramp, which matched the description of the deceased boat. Her thoughts at the time was, she was glad it wasn't her paddling into the wind. At another point of walking around the shelter, she saw the boat drifting to the south with the wind and assumed the person had gotten tired of paddling into the wind.  She reasoned that if it was her, she would let the wind push her to shore then she would pull the boat onto shore & walk back to the vehicle & drive to the boat. At this time, the boat was too far away and since the victim was wearing a black jacket and jeans against the dark choppy water, it would have been impossible to see him in the water.  
  
  The victim was not wearing a life jacket and the winds were N/NW at 15-25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.  The air temperature was 55 degrees with a low of 43 on the night of 4/5/2017.
  