How dark it was is important. But yes you can fall from a board and often the board will go the other way. So it would be about ten feet from you. There is a very slight chance of the paddle or board hiting you in the head. Doesn’t normally happen as the board tends to be pushed away if you lose balance. Normally the paddle itslef is a weak flotation device. and its hard to hit yourself with it.
Lets say there is no foul play. Then I would think that there was something just below the surface that he hit. A rock or sunken boat or part of an old dock. If it were twilight he may not have seen it below the surface. Lots of water fatalities happen this way. People think that every little shoreline is like a public beach, cleared of all hazards. But hides all sorts of things just below its surface.
Then I would think that there was something just below the surface that he hit. A rock or sunken boat or part of an old dock.
Appreciate the comment.
I just watched a clip of a Jesse Waters segment, cannot verify its accuracy but it appears to come from his show, where he stated that the autopsy showed no signs of injury. So, if he did hit something he’d have some injury or trauma. Especially if he was in the water that long as the water would have made it worse and the critters would have started eating at it.