RedactedNarrative: On June 9, 2019 at about 1850, Officer was notified of a possible drowning at the Brighton boat ramp on the Skunk River in Brighton. V1 had started at the McCain's boat ramp just north of the Brighton boar ramp and was floating/drifting/paddling south toward the Brighton boat ramp.  
  
  The witness and girlfriend of the victim stated that neither of them were wearing a life jacket.  The witness was about 50-100 yards away from the victim when she had turned to V1 as they were floating/drifting/paddling, to mention that she was going to put out at their residence which was approximately 200 yards further downstream from the Brighton boat ramp that they were just passing.
  
  (Witness was in a separate kayak that had no bearing or cause regarding the actions  on V1).  After that, the witness turned back around and headed toward their residence on the South bank of the river, when she heard a "splash".  The witness then turned back around and saw the victim trying to swim towards the south bank.  The witness did not know what made the victim go into the water. The witness and victim had drank approximately 6-7 beers each from the time they put in to the time of the incident. Neither of the individuals were wearing a life jacket. V1 was not a registered paddlecraft because it is under 13' long & Iowa only registers paddle craft that are 13' and longer.
  