RedactedNarrative: Trout Lake is water access only in the BWCA with access from Lake Vermillion.
  
  The watercraft operator stated they had just arrived at the lake that day. They had left the Albany, MN area at approximately midnight and drove up to Lake Vermillion and then portaged into Trout Lake. They had finished setting up camp and decided to go out on the lake to do some fishing. He was operating the boat with his wife in the middle seat and his brother (the victim) seated in the bow of the boat. They were slowly trolling along the shoreline and shortly before the incident, he noticed his brother was sleeping in the front seat. The seat the brother was sitting in is on a raised casting deck and is positioned very close to the bow. The operator stated they were still trolling when he suddenly heard a splash and looked over to see his brother had fallen in the water. He said his brother briefly came to the surface and then went under. The operator jumped in the water to help him and was able to the victim up briefly, but stated he couldn't hold him up without going under himself and had to let go. He and his wife started yelling for help. People in another nearby boat heard the screams and immediately went over to assist. One of them jumped into the water to look for the victim. He found him under the water and was able to get him to the surface. They got the victim to the nearby shoreline and started CPR. It is estimated the victim was under water about 5 minutes and the rescuer stated he never saw any signs of life after they got him out of the water. They continued CPR until medical staff arrived.
  
  The deputy arrived and CPR was still in progress by ambulance staff who had arrived via assistance from the US Forest Service float plane. Life saving efforts were unsuccessful and time of death was called at approximately 4:09 p.m.
  
  The operator stated he had some beer while they were setting up camp. The deputy did not observe any signs of impairment after the accident. The victim also had been drinking while setting up camp.
  
  Life jackets were on the boat, but were not used by any of the occupants.