On Saturday, January 28, 2023, witness, saw victim fishing at approximately 3:30 pm by the old junkyard at the mouth of Village Creek Treatment Plant. On Sunday, January 29, 2023, Witness recovered a kayak paddle floating on top of the water as well as a type IV throwable cushion. On the same Sunday, witness2 found a blue kayak floating freely at the mouth of Village Falls and the main channel. He pulled the kayak to the bank and notified Jefferson County Sheriff''s office. Jefferson County Sheriff''s Office completed a missing person''s report on Monday at 10:30 am. No PFD was found or to be determined to have been on board with victim. On Feb.5th, Trooper and Hoover FD located a stringer of fish tied to a vehicle brake caliper and a debris field of tackle in the water washed against the bank near the area of where the kayak and type IV was located on January 29th.

Overloading- Operator had copious amounts of gear and a break caliper to a truck using it as an anchor and fish stringer.
Based on the debris field and information provided it is the investigating Trooper''s opinoin the vessel was over loaded.

Bayview Lake
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