RedactedNarrative: King William County Sheriff’s office notified our dispatch of a Green Jon Boat bearing Virginia Registration VA1047SS that was abandon in the Mattaponi River.  Officer then called the phone number that was attached to the vessel registration in our go outdoors licensing system. 
  
  He spoke with the wife of Victim; she stated that Victim left home at 0700 hours to go fishing by himself that morning.  When the officer got to the vessel, he noticed that it had two loose fishing rods inside, and one of the two was broken. He also noticed that the kill switch was attached to the motor and that the motor was in gear but not running. The gear shifter was broken as well.
  
  The boat was examined and there was no obvious evidence of a collision.  Utilizing pictures taken and the location of the items in the boat, it appeared that the victim had fallen overboard on the port side of the vessel.  The medical examiner stated that the cause of death was accidental drowning.
  