RedactedNarrative: Witness #1 stated to the effect : " The operator of vessel was traveling up and down the river in a non careless manner. It appeared that he was working on his boat, because when he stopped the boat he lifted the engine hatch to work on the engine. I saw the tug boat coming from the Tacony Palmyra Bridge and heading North to the Burlington Bristol Bridge. The boat (vessel #1) was going south on the river and was just approximately a few hundred yards away off to the northeast of the tug boat when it was moving. I saw the boat hit the wake on the New Jersey side and go straight up. The boat wasn't continually jumping the tug boats wake, but only went over it once. As the boat came down the transom struck the water first and caused the bow to dive forward and to the left. I then saw the man get ejected, hit the water , submerge under the water, and resurface. It looked like he was going to float with the current, but was unable to and went down." 
  
  Investigation Revealed: Upon arrival on scene , it was noted that vessel #1 was secured alongside Croydon Fire Department boat. I searched the vessel with negative results for victim #1. Numerous agencies were conducting a search for the missing operator. 
  
  Vessel #1 was traveling southbound on the Delaware River. Vessel #1 became airborne while traveling over a passing Tug boats wake. Due to an unknown reason, Operator # 1 subsequently lost control of vessel #1, causing him to be ejected. Operator #1 entered the Delaware River and continued to float for a short period of time. Due to the fact that operator #1 was not wearing a life jacket , he was not able to stay afloat. Operator #1 went missing and was unable to be located. After initial impact and operator #1's ejection, vessel #1 continued to spin in 360 degree circles until it ran out of fuel. Upon further inspection of the vessel, The vessels port side windshield had become dislodged and broken from the vessel's console. At this time it is unknown if the windshield was broken due to operator #1 striking it or from the vessels impact with the water. Glass fragments were observed in the front passenger seat and on the vessel's floor. Fresh gel coat chips and broken fiberglass were observed where the windshield had become dislodged. 
  
  05/23/2014 
  
  On this date I continued to documentation of this accident investigation. It was learned that on May 2, the Philadelphia Police Marine Unit found an unknown deceased male floating in the Delaware River in the proximity of the Ben Franklin Bridge. The Male was transported to the Philadelphia Medical Examiners Office and a postmortem examination/autopsy was conducted. on May 5, 2014. The victim was positively identified as Victim #1 using Dental records provided by the deceased’s brother. I then contacted the Funeral Home in Levitttown, PA.. I spoke president of the funeral home and requested a copy of victim #1's death certificate. The death certificate lists cause of death as drowning and the manner of death as an accident, which are consistent with the findings as related to this investigation