RedactedNarrative: On 7/16/2022 at approximately 21:15, a canoe capsized resulting in the death of one individual.
  
  Swimmer 1 (S1) and Swimmer 2 (S2) were in a canoe on Lake Peter.  After about an hour of paddling around, Vessel 1 (V1), was on the north end of the lake across from the lake house.  S1 observed S2 stand up in the front of the canoe.  At this point V1 capsized.
  
  S1 grabbed the bow of V1 and S2 grabbed the stern of V1.  S1 started pulling V1 across the lake toward the lake house, attempting to drag it to shore.  At one point S2 starting kicking and causing V1 to spin in circles.  S1 told S2 to stop kicking so that they could reach shore. After an unknown time of swimming, S1 and S2 approached the south shore of the lake.
  
  Before reaching shore, S2 let go of V1 and started swimming to shore.  S1 witnessed S2 collapse on shore.  9-1-1 was called and EMS arrived.
  
  S2 died from causes unknown at this time. 
  
  V1 sank in the lake and is in an unknown location.  The deputy on scene during the incident witnessed V1 in the middle of the lake halfway submerged with one end sticking out of the water. 
  
  Contributing factors to this accident include the following:
  
  1.  Alcohol use: S1 and S2 had both consumed margaritas prior to departure.
  2.  Operator inexperience:  Neither S1 or S2 were experience paddlers. S2 was not a good swimmer.
  3.  Standing in the vessel:  S2 stood in V1 just prior to the boat capsizing.
  4.  Failure to wear personal floatation devices (PFD): Neither S1 or S2 were wearing coast guard approved PFDs at the time of the incident.  There were no PFDs present in V1 at the time of the incident. This is a violation of Montana Code Annotated 23-2-521 (1)(a)(1).
  