RedactedNarrative: Four individuals went out on the Haw River on Sunday June 10, 2018.  They took with them a 12 pack of beer according to Subject1.  They flipped a kayak upside down and all four swam across the river holding on to the kayak.  Once across the river near the jump rock, both males flipped the kayak right side up and climbed inside.  At this point both females were on shore.  
  
  Both Subject1 and Subject2 were on board the kayak and while playing in the water flipped the kayak back over.  Now back in the water the two continued to swim in the river for roughly 10 minutes and were not in distress.  Subject1 said he was going to pull the kayak over to the shore to empty out the water.  It was at this time Subject2 decided he wanted to swim out to a shallow area in the middle of the river.  
  One of the females on shore asked Subject2 twice to take one of the life jackets that was on the kayak.  He said no, he will be fine.  Subject2 made it about 40 to 50 yards from the kayak when he began to get tired.  He began to yell he can't swim and to help.  Subject1 now back on shore emptied the water out of the kayak and made his way out to Subject2 but it was too late.  
  Subject2 went under at around 17:45.  Subject1 began diving to find Subject2 and the two females went for help.  Subject1 stated that the alcohol was split evenly between the four, but it is currently unclear how much alcohol Subject2 consumed.  Blood samples have been taken by the Alamance county medical examiner to determine if alcohol or drugs were in Subject2 system at the time of the drowning and what his level of concentration was.  
  It is my opinion that the kayak that was used at the time shortly prior to the incident as a swim platform did not contribute to Subject2 death.  His decision to leave the kayak voluntarily without a life jacket and the potential use of alcohol were contributing factors to his subsequent drowning.
  
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