RedactedNarrative: Father and son were launching the boat to go duck hunting. The father had a rope tied from the cleat on his boat to the back of his vehicle. The father put his personal belongings and his six year old son in the boat and backed the boat into the water. The six year old son was not wearing a life jacket. When the father exited his vehicle, he could see the boat had floated away from the dock with his son on board alone. The father attempted to swim to the boat and could not get to it. The father found several other hunters who attempted to find the boat in the dark. The father located the boat and the son was not inside. The father called 911 and the son was later found along the south shore, unresponsive. At the time of the incident, it was dark and very windy. There was no operator in the boat.