RedactedNarrative: On the morning of 5/28/2022, operator and his wife launched their vessel from Bryant’s Landing located in Gulf County, FL.  They proceeded to Douglas Slough which is just off the Chipola River.  Operator and his wife stopped their vessel and were drifting (not at anchor) while actively fishing along the bank of Douglas Slough.  
  
  They had caught several fish (bream) and were putting them in an aerated cooler located in the middle area of the boat.  Operator was sitting towards the rear of the vessel and Operator was sitting in a seat towards the bow.  At approximately 0945 hours central time, Operator fell overboard into the water (approx. location N30 00.938 W85 07.293.)  Operator went under the surface of the water and did not come up.  The vessel drifted slightly downstream where Occupant grabbed a tree branch that had fallen into the waterway to keep from drifting further.  
  
  While she was doing this, she began yelling for help and was heard by her daughter and son-in-law who were in another boat further downstream who eventually came to her aid.  Search efforts were conducted by FWC patrol units, FWC Dive Team, Gulf County Sheriff’s Office, and Gulf County Search and Rescue.  On 5/29/2022 at approximately 2043 hours central time, Gulf County Search and Rescue notified me that they had recovered Operator’s deceased body which they found floating near the area where he fell overboard.  
  
  The location of the body recovery given by Gulf County Search and Rescue was N30.01539 W85.12064.  It should be noted that the difference between the two GPS formats was to keep the integrity of the information being given by the reporting party (FWC officer and Gulf County Search and Rescue.)
  