RedactedNarrative: On 4/8/17, subject was reported missing after taking his kayak out fishing the night before.  He was located, deceased, on Sunday, 4/9/17.  This is an ongoing boating accident investigation.  
  
  On April 7th 2017, at approximately 2300 hrs. Operator left from the approximate location of N26°29'5.10 W82° 0'21.09 off the Sanibel Causeway operating V1. Operator was in possession of a fishing pole,  bottle of vodka and the paddle belonging to V1. Operator would yodel as a form of communication between himself and Subject1 and the last time Subject1 remembers hearing a yodel was between 2330 and 0000 hrs. 
  
  Subject1 fell asleep at approximately 0100 hrs. on 4/8/17 and woke up at approximately 0830 hrs. Subject1 could not locate Operator after waking up and subsequently called 911 at approximately 0900 hrs. A search and rescue operation for Operator continued until 4/9/17 and was conducted by FWC, USCG and Lee County Sheriff’s Office. On 4/8/17 at approximately 0900 hrs. 
  
  V1 was located at the approximate location of N26’ 27 15.4 W81’ 59 06.1. On 4/8/17 at approximately 1536 hrs. the paddle belonging to V1 was picked up from Sanibel Marina where an unknown individual dropped it off stating that he found it floating in the bay not far from   Sanibel Marina. On 4/9/17 Operator was located deceased in approximately 5 ft. of water at the approximate location of N26’ 29.029 W82’ 00.574. Operator was found approximately 1,259 ft. away from where he had launched while V1 was found approximately 13,008 ft. away. 
  
  Based on the information gathered there is no definitive explanation as to the events leading to Operators death and according to the medical examiner’s report his death is listed as an accidental drowning. 
  
  The report also listed contributing conditions as acute cocaine and ethanol toxicity. End of report no further action taken.   Elevated ethanol concentrations:  postmortem iliac blood (0.438g/dl), vitreous (0.402 g/dl), urine (0.374 g/dl).  Postmortem iliac blood positive for:  Cocaine (0.026 mg/l), cocaethylene (0.085 mg/l), and benzoylecgonine (0.717 mg/l) and ecgonine methyl ester (0.347 mg/l) metabolites.
  