RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 9’ Lifetime Freestyle Paddleboard – Year Unknown
  
  On 07/25/2019, at about 06:15 p.m., this vessel was rowing/paddling on the southwest corner of Spanaway Lake located near Spanaway, WA in Pierce county.
  
  Law Enforcement reported that according to witnesses, the Victim left the dock on the paddleboard and made it approximately 50 yards off shore.  He fell off the board and began swimming.  Witnesses noticed he was soon in distress and went under water.  Several people tried to launch boats and look for Victim but were unable to locate him. 
  
  Victim’s mother lives in a nearby condo, just a short walk to the water.  She told officers that she walked down to the water where Victim planned to ride his paddleboard.  As she approached, she saw Victim in the water.  She said this did not alarm her as he regularly jumps off the paddleboard to swim and then gets back onto the board and comes ashore.  She said she thought he was swimming but then noticed that he was waving his paddle in the air.  She then heard someone yelling and saw them pointing is Victim’s direction.  When she looked back to where Victim was, he slipped under the water and did not come back up. 
  
  Officers asked Mother if Victim had anything to drink that day.  She told officers that Victim is an alcoholic and she was certain that he had had something to drink although she had not seen him drinking.  One of the witnesses told officers that she had heard the fire personnel and Mother talking and overheard them having a conversation about the fact that Victim was intoxicated.  When asked how she heard this, she indicated that she was standing near them when they were having this conversation.  
  
  Victim was located in about 12 feet of water and lying face down on the bottom of the lake.  He was only wearing a pair of Khaki shorts at the time and had no shoes, shirt or PFD.  It was estimated that from the time Law Enforcement arrived until the time he was located and recovered was about 10 minutes.
  
  Law Enforcement contacted the Medical Examiner’s office to inquire if any findings had been made on the death of Victim.  They were informed that the cause of death was a drowning and the manner of death was accidental.  They also inquired if there was any signs of a heart attack or other medical emergency that occurred and was told that a formal autopsy was not performed.  The blood toxicology report from the State Crime Lab is pending.
  
  0 Injuries
  1 Fatality
  Alcohol or Drug Involvement is Pending
  No Vessel Damage Reported
  Operator Was Not Wearing a PFD 
  Operator did Not Have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  