On friday, august 4th, 2023, at approximately 4:18 pm, a pontoon was found drifting with its motor running south of an island in pokegama lake by a boater. 

The boater also found victim deceased in the water. According to witnesses who had seen victim and subject1 earlier in the day, and evidence at the scene, it was believed that both individuals had been on board. No eye witnesses of the incident have been located. Search efforts for subject1 continued into the evening on august 4th, and resumed the following morning on august 5th. Subject1 was recovered in the morning of august 5th. The medical examiner's office rule the cause of death for both victim and subject1 to be drowning.

Update 10.3.2023 toxicology reports show both parties had been drinking, updated to show alcohol use as a contributing factor

Pokegama Lake
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