RedactedNarrative: On 03/16/2019 the operator of the vessel reported that her passenger had fallen overboard. On 4/30/19 11:30 AM, body recovered at Buggs Island, VA.  Interview with the surviving spouse said that Victim had started consuming alcohol the night prior to the incident and continued until 0400. She stated that he resumed consuming alcohol at 0900 that morning up until the incident.  
  
  They were one the vessel and Victim asked Operator to operate the vessel.  Victim was in the back of the vessel inspecting an issue with the boat taking on water in the stern.  Operator  stated that her husband  had fallen off the back of their boat while underway.  Inspection of the vessel indicated a blue cooler with three empty beer cans, one empty single serving wine bottle, one 90% empty bottle of bourbon and what appeared to be a 16oz water bottle filled with an orange colored mixer. The operator did not appear to have been drinking or under the influence.  The passenger did appear to his wife to be intoxicated and the autopsy related that elevated concentration of ethanol in his system would have caused significant impairment.
  