A Connecticut man has been arrested and charged with operating a boat under the influence after a late-night canoe trip in March left his 20-year-old friend dead. Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, was the sole survivor of the outing that killed Dominick Tocci, also 20, of Woodstock, Connecticut, with investigators alleging alcohol played a role in the tragedy. The arrest, coming months after the drowning, marks a significant turn in the case as authorities move to hold Collins criminally accountable.

Connecticut environmental police say Collins and Tocci had been drinking with a group of friends before the pair set off alone in a canoe, which led to Tocci's drowning. Collins was the only person aboard the canoe to survive the incident. He now faces a charge of operating a boat under the influence in connection with Tocci's death.