# ReleasableAccidentes

BARDID: WI-2020-0080
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:36:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mohawksin
NearestCityorTown: Tomahawk
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 was facing sb on lake mohawksin at the hiawatha trail bridge, unloading people from the pontoon boat onto the bridge. 

Vessel 2 was traveling up stream (eastbound) on the water entering the narrows for the bridge. As vessel 2 was passing by vessel 1, per occupants of vessel 2, operator of vessel 1 accelerated forward instead of reverse. 

The front starboard toon and front rail framing of vessel 1 struck vessel 2 near the port aft causing a slight gouge and scratches in the fiberglass of vessel 2 towards the aft. Operator of vessel 1 stated she was not sure what happened. Both vessels could be driven away from the scene.


BARDID: WI-2020-0081
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-06-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St. Croix River
NearestCityorTown: Clifton
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Congested waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
All three vessels were anchored in the kinnickinnic state park slow no wake zone on the st croix river and tied together side by side with boat bumpers between the boats, owners of the boats advised several 6 foot wakes came in caused from boats traveling north on the st croix river and slowing down for the no wake zone causing their boats that were tied together to receive damage from them colliding together from the wake from the other boats.


BARDID: WI-2020-0082
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:40:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Sheboygan
County: Sheboygan
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
Witness stated that they had borrowed kayaks from the place that they were staying and that her family members along with her father, the Operator/Victim, had gone out several hundred yards and were kayaking.

Witness advised that none of them were wearing safety jackets nor helmets and had been kayaking in what appeared to be rough waters.  Witness stated that at some point, two of the kayaks overturned and that one was taking on water.  

Two other witnesses made attempts to recover their kayaks and had checked on the Operator/Victim, who had also been dislodged from his kayak and was swimming.  Two witnesses stated that they had either swam to shore or kayak to shore and had planning on going back to assist Operator/Victim in recovering his kayak and getting him to shore.  Witness stated upon their return, Operator/Victim was nowhere to be seen.  After checking for several minutes someone had ultimately contacted the police department and they began looking for the victim.


BARDID: WI-2020-0083
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:55:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Namekagon
NearestCityorTown: Namekagon
County: Bayfield
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 operator stopped the pontoon and turned off the motor as he and others were going to jump off the pontoon and swim in the lake. Pontoon was adrift. Operator and two passengers jumped off the pontoon into the lake swimming.  Another passenger was still onboard and was placing down swimming ladder when she noticed operator/victim had not surfaced after jumping in water. 

The three people began to search for operator/victim who could not be found. Other passing by boats joined in the search. 911 was called reporting the missing person. Surface search continued while dive team responded. Operator/victim was located, deceased, in the water by dive team at 2212 hrs in about 15 feet of water. 

Operator and one passenger had been drinking and the law enforcement officer entered alcohol use as a contributing factor on the investigation report. Autopsy pending to be performed at hennepincounty medical examiner.


BARDID: WI-2020-0084
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:55:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big St Germain lake
NearestCityorTown: Saint Germain
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS OPERATING SOUTH ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF BIG ST GERMAIN LAKE. UNIT 1 WAS TOWING A WAKE BOARDER. WAKE BOARDER WIPED OUT CROSSING THE WAKE STRIKING HER CHEST AND BACK ON THE WAKE. 

WAKE BOARDER COMPLAINED TO HER DAD THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT THAT SHE COULD NOT FEEL HER LEGS. DAD GOT HER IN THE BOAT AND BROUGHT HER TO SHORE CALLING 911. AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND SHE WAS FLOWN TO HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER FOR POSSIBLE PARALYSIS. IN TALKING WITH DAD HE ADVISED ME SHE HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITHOUT ANY LASTING INJURIES. HE SAID SHE HAD SUFFERED A "STINGER". THE BOAT USED IN THIS INCIDENT WAS A RENTAL FROM GOOD NUF BOAT RENTALS OUT OF HAZELHURST, WI.


BARDID: WI-2020-0085
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Trout Lake
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Unit 1 was row trolling in easterly direction on trout lake off of zimmerman island. 

Unit 2 was up on plane heading west at approximately 25 mph. Operator of unit 1 said unit 2 was coming straight at him and wasn't slowing down or veering. 

Operator of unit was worried his boat was going to get run over so he jumped out of the boat. Operator of unit 2 said he never saw the boat because his fishing guide client was talking to him. 

Operator of unit 2 heard someone yell and he then saw unit 1. 

Operator of unit 2 turned the boat hard left and the front right side of his boat glanced off the front right side of unit 1 which was the rowboat. Operator of unit 1 was able to get back in his boat. Both boats went to boat landing and waited to meet with officers. Unit 1 did sustain damage to fishing rods and boat. Operator of unit 1 did report accident online. In speaking with operator of unit 2 he did tell me he paid $2,000 to operator 1 for the damaged rods and boat. Rowboat was a homemade boat.


BARDID: WI-2020-0086
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Powers Lake
NearestCityorTown: Powers Lake
County: Kenosha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 Operator called to report that while they were boating today on Powers Lake, they hit something under the water that tore the bottom half of their outboard motor off. Operator stated says the motor then sunk to the bottom of the lake. 

Operator says oil may have leaked into the lake because of this. Operator says this happened around 930 this morning. Operator says they are unsure of what they hit, as they were in 18-20' water when it happened. Operator was willing to point out the spot where it happened to a warden.  

Officer spoke with the Operator, who stated he left the launch, got outside the slow no wake buoy, and attempted to get on plane.  Operator stated it sounded like he had spun a gear in his motor. At the time he stated he was only going between five and ten miles per hour. 

When he checked his motor, the entire lower unit was gone. Operator stated he didn't believe he had hit anything. He stated it takes less than a quart of oil. Officer informed Operator that if the damage is more than $2,000 he has to self-report to the DNR. 

Operator believed that it is possible when he had his boat in the shop last somebody forgot to tighten a bolt. Investigation by Officer, searched area and no objects found, no other complaints of anything in the water. This area is a high traffic area of the lake. Canvasing of water-front residents revealed no items in the water and no observed issues with other boats traveling through the water in front of their homes.


BARDID: WI-2020-0087
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:25:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rock Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lake Mills
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 OPERATOR, WAS OPERATING PWC ON ROCK LAKE.  OPERATOR WAS OPERATING WITH TWO PASSENGERS.  OPERATOR STATED THAT PASSENGER/INJURED HAD FALLEN OFF TWICE THAT DAY AND THE FIRST TIME SHE WAS UNINJURED. OPERATOR BELIEVED THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD GRIP FOR HOLDING ON (HAD GOTTEN WEAK) AND THATS WHY SHE FELL OFF. THEY WERE OPERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF ROCK LAKE WHEN she COULDN'T HOLD ON ANYMORE AND FELL OFF A SECOND TIME. WHEN OPERATOR CIRCLED BACK AROUND TO PICK PASSENGER/INJURED THEY COULD TELL THAT SHE WAS IN PAIN. OPERATOR THEY FLAGGED DOWN A PASSER BY BOAT, WHICH TRANSPORTED PASSENGER/INJURED TO THE SANDY BEACH BOAT LAUNCH. OPERATOR EXPLAINED THAT PASSENGER/INJURED WAS HAVING PAIN IN HER GROIN AREA AND ALSO BLEEDING FROM THERE.


BARDID: WI-2020-0088
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:04:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pokegama Lake
NearestCityorTown: Chetek
County: Barron
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
TWO PASSENGERS RIDING ON THE BOW OF THE BOAT IN THE SLOW NO WAKE ZONE. THEY FELL OFF THE BOW OF THE BOAT. PASSENGER/INJURED WAS ABLE TO COVER 2ND PASSENGER FROM THE LOWER unit AND RECEIVED ALL INJURIES. 2ND PASSENGER WAS NOT TRANSPORTED OR IN NEED OF ANY MEDICAL CARE.


BARDID: WI-2020-0089
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
AccidentCause2: Weather
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 8/9/20 A LAKE RESCUE CALL CAME IN ON LAKE MENDOTA FOR A MALE WHO FELL OVERBOARD OFF A PONTOON. THE MALE WAS ABLE TO BE BROUGHT OUT OF THE WATER AND INTO A PONTOON. THE PARTIES ON THE BOAT HAD TO PERFORM CPR UNTIL THE MALE CAME TO. THE MALE WAS ABLE TO REMOVED FROM THE PONTOON AND PLACED ON MY BOAT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE MALE TO WERE MADISON FIRE WAS STAGED AND THE MALE WAS ABLE TO WALK UNDER HIS OWN POWER TO THE AMBULANCE. THE MALE WAS TAKEN TO UW HOSPITAL WHERE TEST WERE RAN.


BARDID: WI-2020-0090
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:41:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St Croix River
NearestCityorTown: Hudson
County: St. Croix
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentCause1: Failure to vent
AccidentCause2: Ignition of spilled fuel or vapor
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ACROSS HUDSON BAY NO WAKE ZONE AFTER LAUNCHING AT HUDSON PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH. AN EXPOLSION OCCURED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING BURNS TO OPERATOR AND PASSENGER 1 LEGS. DEBRIS WAS THROWN ACROSS BOAT. OPERATOR REPORTED HE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE BOAT THAT DAY AND IT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH USING BLOWERS. OPERATOR STATED PREVIOUS OWNER DID HAVE A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT SOME POINT.


BARDID: WI-2020-0091
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Sturgeon Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 WAS LEGALLY DOCKED AT THE SKIPPER BUDS MARINA. BOAT 2 WAS BACKING UP AND STRUCK BOAT 1. BOAT 2 DID NOT STAY ON SCENE AND LEFT. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE OWNER OF VESSEL 2. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL 2 WILL BE CITED.


BARDID: WI-2020-0092
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Delton
NearestCityorTown: Lake Delton
County: Sauk
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET HER WATER SKIES UNDER HER AS THE BOAT FIRST BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. VICTIM DROPPED INTO WATER IMMEDIATELY AND ADVISED HER BACK "WENT OUT". VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A BACK INJURY


BARDID: WI-2020-0093
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:21:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Delton
NearestCityorTown: Lake Delton
County: Sauk
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS STATIONARY IN THE WATER OF LAKE DELTON FACING AN UNKNOWN DIRECTION IN AN UNKNOWN EXACT LOCATION. 

ONLY OBTAINED INFORMATION WAS THAT IT WAS A WIDE SPOT IN THE LAKE. UNIT 1 WAS TOWING A TUBE OCCUPIED BY ONE PERSON. THE PASSENGER LISTED ABOVE STATED HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE SLACK OF THE TOW ROPE TO THE TUBE AND THREW IT DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM BECAUSE THE BOAT BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. 

THE TOW ROPE BECAME TANGLED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S TOE AND HE RECEIVED A PARTIAL AMPUTATION WHEN THE ROPE TIGHTENED. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SHORE IMMEDIATELY AND THEN BY DELLS-DELTON EMS TO ST. CLARE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED. I LATER SPOKE WITH THE PASSENGER, WHO STATED HE WAS EVENTUALLY RELEASED WITH MEDICATION AND WAS IN THE HEALING PROCESS. I REQUESTED A MEDICAL RELEASE FORM FROM THE PASSENGER AND HE AGREED TO TRY TO SEND ONE AT A LATER TIME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BOAT INVOLVED AND NO OTHER INJURIES.


BARDID: WI-2020-0094
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:22:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St Croix River
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING BOAT ON THE ST CROIX RIVER NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GOING UP THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ARRIVED SUBJECT HAD USED TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIRE WAS CONTINUING, OFFICER GAVE SUBJECT A 3RD FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT.


BARDID: WI-2020-0095
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:28:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Woodruff
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
On july 22, 2020 at approximately 1:28pm woodruff police officer was dispatched to the wi river at the intersection of cth d and cth e for a male floating in the water. A second woodruff police officer, two oneida county sheriff deputies, and lake tomahawk fire and rescue were also on scene. Witness statements were obtained from victim’s sister and brother-inlaw. 

According to statements, victim struggled with operating his kayak and seemed "uneasy" in the vessel. Victim was wearing a yellow life jacket when he flipped his kayak. Victim was able to get to sister’s kayak where he held onto her vessel, sister stated that it was difficult to keep his head above the water and at one point she looked down and saw that victim’s face was turning blue. 

Cpr was in progress at the time of the officer's arrival and aed shock was not advised. Medical personnel attempted additional life saving measures which were unsuccessful. Oneida county medical examiner pronounced victim’s death at 2:14pm. Cause of death was determined to be drowning.


BARDID: WI-2020-0096
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pewaukee Lake
NearestCityorTown: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
SKIER/INJURED WAS BEING TOWED BY THE BOAT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE THE ROPE WAS WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER AND FELL. THIS CAUSED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO BECOME UN-ATTACHED FROM HIS HAND.


BARDID: WI-2020-0097
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River/Lake Wisconsin
NearestCityorTown: Caledonia
County: Columbia
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15PM THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE LEAVING THE SAND BAR (BEACH). OPERATOR STATED HE WAS KNEELING ON THE OPERATOR SEAT AND THE PASSENGER (VICTIM) WAS STANDING. 

HE APPLIED THROTTLE AND AS THE BOAT STARTED TO GO ON PLANE THEY STRUCK A STAND BAR NOT VISIBLE FOR THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. 

THE PASSENGER LOST HER BALANCE AND STRUCK THE PORT SIDE WINDOW NEXT TO THE OPERATOR. SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED BY THE SAME BOAT TO A FRIEND'S RESIDENCE. SHE WAS LATER TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL.


BARDID: WI-2020-0098
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:34:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Swan Lake
NearestCityorTown: Wyocena
County: Columbia
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
The coso notified me of a boating accident that occurred on august 13, 2020 at approximately 1:34pm on the waters of swan lake. The defendant was towing two people riding on an inner tube. Upon making a turn to her port side the inner tube in tow swung wide and collided with a stationary watercraft. One of the passengers was transported to a hospital and sustained a fracture to her lower back.


BARDID: WI-2020-0099
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:21:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Okauchee Lake
NearestCityorTown: Oconomowoc
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT #1 WAS PULLING UP TO THE PIER AT FOOLERY'S AND FAILED TO KEEP CONTROL OF THEIR BOAT, STRIKING UNIT #2 WHO WAS DOCKED AND UNOCCUPIED ON THE SAME PIER.


BARDID: WI-2020-0100
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:27:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay-Eagle Harbor
NearestCityorTown: Ephraim
County: Door
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On Saturday, August 15, 2020 Conservation Warden was notified by the Door County Sheriff's Dept. Dispatch Center of a possible personal watercraft incident on Green Bay near Horseshoe Island. Upon responding to the area, the Conservation Warden located a Yamaha personal watercraft with Wisconsin Registration number at approximately 45:10.460 North Latitude and 87:11.994 West Longitude. Conservation Warden observed that the personal watercraft had extensive damage along the port (left) side of the personal watercraft which was consistent with being struck by another personal watercraft or boat. At this time Conservation Warden was notified that an injured female had been taken to the dock at South Shore Pier Inc. in Ephraim. Conservation Warden requested another Conservation Warden who was working at Peninsula State Park respond to the area to assist with the incident.  Vessel 1 and 2 Owner advised that the personal watercraft was one of their rentals and that the injured person was at their dock in Ephraim. Conservation Warden documented the damage on the personal watercraft by taking a digital image of the damage and then requested Owner to tow the personal watercraft back to South Shore Pier Inc. Conservation Warden then traveled to the area of South Shore Pier Inc.

Upon arriving at South Shore Pier Inc. Conservation Warden met with Vessel 1 Operator watercraft. Conservation Warden was also advised that Vessel 2 Operator was currently being treated for a pelvic injury due to the collision. While speaking with Vessel 1 Operator, Conservation Warden was told that both operators had rented the personal watercraft as Vessel 2 Operator was wanting to purchase a personal watercraft but Vessel 1 Operator suggested to rent one first to determine if a purchase was what they really wanted to do. Vessel 1 Operator further stated that they had rented the personal watercraft at approximately 3:06 pm and about 20 minutes later the collision between the two had occurred.

Conservation Warden asked Vessel 1 Operator what had occurred prior to the collision.  Vessel 1 Operator stated that they had operated the two personal watercraft out into Green Bay near Horseshoe Island after leaving the dock area at South Shore Pier Inc. Vessel 1 Operator stated that he and Vessel 2 Operator had stopped to talk for a minute near the island and were going to operate the personal watercraft in towards Nicolet Bay. Vessel 1 Operator further stated that as they were operating towards Nicolet Bay they were operating approximately 20 to 25 feet apart and at some point Vessel 2 Operator had turned left and that Vessel 1 Operator had attempted to avoid striking the other personal watercraft but a collision occurred and both Operators ended up in the water. Vessel 1 Operator stated that upon realizing what had occurred, he assisted Vessel 2 Operator onto the personal watercraft that he had been operating and transported her back to the dock area at South Shore Pier Inc.

When Conservation Warden inquired whether Vessel 1 or Vessel 2 Operators had ever taken a boating safety course, Vessel 1 Operator stated that he had not taken one and that Vessel 2 Operator had completed the on-line course earlier that day on her phone as they traveled to Ephraim to rent the personal watercraft.

Impact angle to the personal watercraft that was operated by Vessel 2 Operator at approximately 330 degrees from the bow of the personal watercraft which would be referenced as 0 or 360 degrees. The damage began at approximately 7' 4" from the stern of the personal watercraft  along the port (left) side and extended approximately 2' 6" upwards towards the steering yoke and operators seat on the personal watercraft.


BARDID: WI-2020-0101
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 8/5/20 ON LAKE MENDOTA AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 UNIT ONE WAS RETURNING TO GOVERNOR NELSON PARK BOAT LAUNCH FROM THE UNION. UNIT TWO ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL UNIT ONE OF ITS PRESENCE BY VERBAL AND VISUAL MEANS. 

UNIT ONE RAN OVER UNIT TWO. UNIT ONE STOPPED DUE TO IMPACT AND FUNCTIONAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP. 

PASSENGERS ON UNIT ONE JUMPED INTO WATER AND RETRIEVED OCCUPANT OF UNIT TWO AND UNIT TWO. 

BOTH UNITS ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE BOAT LAUNCH BUT WERE ULTIMATELY TOWED BACK TO GOV. NELSON PARK BOAT LAUNCH BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. UNIT TWO OPERATOR/OCCUPANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY EMS FOR POSSIBLE CONCUSSION, POTENTIAL INTERNAL INJURIES, AND BACK INJURIES.


BARDID: WI-2020-0102
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Wisconsin
NearestCityorTown: Lodi
County: Columbia
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF THE PONTOON BUMPED THE BOAT MOTOR INTO REVERSE WHILE THE VICTIM WAS TRYING TO CLIMB INTO THE BACK OF THE BOAT. THE VICTIM RECEIVED A LACERATION ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THIGH. THE OPERATOR DID NOT REMEMBER PUTTING THE BOAT IN REVERSE HOWEVER WE DID A FUNCTION CHECK ON THE BOAT AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE BOAT WAS ANCHORED WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND IN NEUTRAL WHEN IT WAS APPARENTLY PUT INTO GEAR. IT WAS HARD TO HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING AS IT WAS WINDY. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 7 PEOPLE ON THE BOAT AND 1 (THE VICTIM) IN THE WATER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. Both operator and victim had been drinking.


BARDID: WI-2020-0103
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Island Lake
NearestCityorTown: Manitowish Waters
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
During a lull in the storm, Operator left a the residence we were sheltering at on the PWC in order to get back to a residence. In the rain and limited visibility he took a course well away from the shore and ended up running into a swim platform damaging both the PWC and the platform. The operator was thrown against the handlebars but required only local first aid.


BARDID: WI-2020-0104
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fox River
NearestCityorTown: Wrightstown
County: Brown
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 Operator was traveling on Fox River approximately 1500’ north of the Rapide Crioche Lock.  Operator attempted to turn the vessel around to head north towards Wrightstown when he struck a submerged object in the water.  Operator’s depth finder was not functioning due to a dead battery and the Operator was unaware of the rock hazards in this area of the river.


BARDID: WI-2020-0112
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St. Croix River
NearestCityorTown: St. Joseph
County: St. Croix
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS NORTHBOUND ON THE ST. CROIX RIVER. UNIT 1 ENCOUNTERED THE STILLWATER LIFT BRIDGE AND THE OPERATOR BELIEVED HE COULD FIT UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE, HOWEVER, RECENT RAINS HAD RAISED THE RIVER. UNIT 1 ATTEMPTED TO GO UNDER THE LIFT BRIDGE AND STRUCK THE UNDERBELLY OF THE BRIDGE WITH THE TOP OF UNIT 1. UNIT 1 SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS TOP AND THE BRIDGE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH HANDS AS HE TRIED TO PUSH THE BOAT DOWN FROM THE BRIDGE TO FIT UNDER NEATH. OPERATOR WOULD LATER GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES TO HIS THUMBS.


BARDID: WI-2020-0113
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St
NearestCityorTown: Hudson
County: St. Croix
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS OPERATING ON THE ST. CROIX RIVER APPROXIMATLEY 1 MILE SOUTH OF I94 BRIDGE IN HUDSON. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STRUCK A BOATS WAKE, WAS THROWN INTO HANDLBEARS AND THEN EJECTED OFF THE PWC. UNIT 1 WAS PICKED UP BY ONE OF THE OTHER JUVENILES IN HIS GROUP AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO HUDSON BOAT LAUNCH. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 HAD A BROKEN FEMUR.


BARDID: WI-2020-0114
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Prairie Lake
NearestCityorTown: Chetek
County: Barron
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
HIT AND RUN CRASH ON 6/6/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30AM UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHWEST ON PRAIRIE LAKE TRAVELING TO THE WILDWOOD RESORT. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE OBSERVED UNIT 2, AN UNIDENTIFIED BOAT DESCRIBED AS A WHITE OPEN BOW SKI BOAT 17'-19' IN LENGTH WITH A I/O ENGINE AND 3 MALE OCCUPANTS, TRAVELING NORTHBOUND JUST PRIOR TO UNIT 2 STRIKING THE STERN AND STARBOARD SIDE OF THEIR PONTOON. AFTER THE COLLISION UNIT 2 FLED FROM THE SCENE AND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. THE OCCUPANTS OF UNIT 1 HAD NO APPARENT INJURIES. UNIT 1 SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF UNIT 2 RAMPING THE STERN AND STARBOARD SIDE OF THEIR BOAT.


BARDID: WI-2020-0115
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:10:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Winnebago
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim fell overboard as a result of shifting sails.  Victim was rescued however expired at hospital next day.


BARDID: WI-2020-0116
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:25:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St. Croix River
NearestCityorTown: Hudson
County: St. Croix
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 WERE TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON ST. CROIX RIVER IN NORTH HUDSON BAY. BOTH OPERATORS REPORTED TO BE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH 40-50FT FROM EACH OTHER. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 REPORTED AN ONCOMING BOAT WAS COMING THEIR DIRECTION AND HE SWERVED LEFT AND STRUCK UNIT 2. OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 WAS EJECTED FROM THE PWC. UNIT 2 SUNK TO BOTTOM FROM DAMAGE, BOW OF BOAT WAS JUST OUT OF WATER. BOTH SUBJECTS DENIED ANY INJURY


BARDID: WI-2020-0117
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tichigan Lake
NearestCityorTown: Waterford
County: Racine
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 Operator stated that he did not see Vessel 2 until the last second when Vessel 2 struck Vessel 1 on the starboard (left) side by the steering column. 

Witness stated said she observed Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 being operated towards the middle of the lake.  Witness stated that Vessel 2 was going pretty fast but couldn’t put a speed limit to the speed. Witness said when Vessel 1 and Vessel got close to each other she covered her eyes. Witness stated that she then heard the crash and then observed the aftermath. Officer showed Witness the map and asked her to point out where Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 was driving.   Officer drew in both Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 on the map with their directions of travel. Once the drawing was done, Officer I asked Witness if the map depicted what she had observed, witness stated that it did.

Officer obtained written statement from Vessel 1 Operator:  On 8-22-20 at 6:00 pm I was driving my boat (by myself) around Tichigan Lake. I drove northbound on the east side of the lake and when I got to the north end I turned to the west and then turned southbound and was traveling in about the center of the lake. I think I was going about 30 mph or less. As I was traveling southbound at the last second I saw a jet ski out of the corner of my right eye and I turned to the left and the jet ski hit me and my boat in a second.

 I saw the operator of the jet ski floating in the water face down. I jumped out of my boat, swam to him and tried holding his head out of the water until help got there. The police arrived and took the operator of the jet ski to shore. I swam back to my boat climbed in with the use of the ladder on the back of my boat and drove to the shore where the police were. I was transported to the hospital where I found I had a torn left bicep. 

Another witness stated that Vessel 2 Operator had been drinking beer throughout the afternoon, however, did not believe that he was intoxicated.


BARDID: WI-2020-0118
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pike Lake
NearestCityorTown: Hartford
County: Washington
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 WAS OPERATING IN THE WESTERN PART OF PIKE LAKE IN A CIRCUITOUS OR FIGURE EIGHT AT A SPEED SO AS TO EXCEED SLOW NO WAKE. VESSEL 2 WAS OPERATING W/B AT A SPEED ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. VESSEL 1 WAS APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FEET OFF THE STARBOARD SIDE OF VESSEL 2 WHEN VESSEL 1 PULLED OUT OF THE CIRCUITOUS ROUTE. VESSEL 1 AND VESSEL 2 OPERATORS BOTH ATTEMPTED TO VEER AWAY FROM EACH OTHER WHEN BOTH VESSELS COLLIDED. VESSEL 1 MADE CONTACT ON THE STARBOARD MIDLINE SIDE OF VESSEL 2. OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 WAS EJECTED FROM HER PWC INTO THE WATER. THE STABILIZER FROM VESSEL 1 IS WHAT MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH AND CAUSING THE HULL BREACH IN VESSEL 2, THE IMPACT ALSO RESULTED IN THE PORT BACK & UNDERNEATH OF VESSEL 1 TO LAND ON THE STARBOARD/ TRANSOM AREA OF VESSEL 2 CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE. OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO AURORA - HARTFORD. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BROKEN L3 OF HER VERTEBRA. VESSEL 1: INSURANCE. OPERATOR OF VESSEL 2 WAS UNINJURED. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. VESSEL 2: NO INSURANCE.


BARDID: WI-2020-0119
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fox River
NearestCityorTown: Marquette
County: Green Lake
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Steering
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Owner/operator was idling his pontoon boat at slow no wake speed, traveling down stream in the slow no wake zone on the fox river up stream of lake puckaway. The canopy of the boat was up. The canopy and frame caught on one of the "cattle ferry" cables that stretch across the river. The boat has previously cleared the cables with ample clearance so the operator was expecting the same. The current was strong as the river was rising due to recent heavy rains (6+ inch events). The operator threw the motor into reverse and turned to try to stop and back up against the current. The steering cable broke in the process.


BARDID: WI-2020-0120
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Upper Nemahbin Lake
NearestCityorTown: Summit
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was making high speed serpentine movements when he was thrown from the PWC.  Operator stated that he hit his back on the rear portion of the PWC.  He was then brought onboard a pontoon boat and brought to shore from where medical personnel transported him to the hospital.


BARDID: WI-2020-0121
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Superior
County: Ashland
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
DURING THE NIGHT OF 9/3 THE VESSEL WAS ANCHORED AT FROG BAY, RED CLIFF WI. IT DEPARTED FOR SILVER BAY, MN IN THE EARLY MORNING OF 9/4/2020 AND ROUNDED THE RED CLIFF PENINSULA AND MADE IT TO SAND ISLAND WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE OPERATOR SAILED THE VESSEL TO THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF BEAR ISLAND TO SEEK SHELTER AND MOOR FROM WINDS. THERE WAS A GALE WINDS FORECAST FOR THE DAY. THE VESSEL ANCHORED OFFSHORE BOW OUT. THE WAVES PULLED THE ANCHOR AND THE VESSEL STARTED TO HEAD TOWARD THE ROCKY SHORE, STERN FIRST. THE OPERATOR PULLED THE ANCHOR AND ATTEMPTED TO SAIL AWAY FROM SHORE. THE VESSEL CONTINUED TOWARD SHORE WHERE THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO ANCHOR WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE RUDDER OF THE VESSEL HIT THE ROCKY SHORELINE AND THE VESSEL TURNED SIDEWAYS, LODGING THE KEEL INTO THE ROCKS.


BARDID: WI-2020-0122
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE PWC OUT OF THE MARINA AT BENDER PARK. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ALONG THE BREAKWALL WHEN A WAVE HIT HIS VESSEL AND CAPSIZED HIM. HE STATED THAT THE WAVES THEN PUSHED THE VESSEL AGAINST THE WALL CAUSING THE DAMAGE.


BARDID: WI-2020-0123
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On 9/13/20 i was advised of a person that had fallen off his boat, and the boat was continuing to do circles near picnic point on lake mendota. I learned while responding to the scene the subject was transported to the st. Marys hospital. I continued to assist fire with getting the boat stopped. The boat was stopped and fire secured the boat. I went to st. Mary's er where i met with the subject where he identified himself verbally to me. I asked him what had happened. He stated he was going from one fishing spot to another when his motor hit something causing it to turn. When he did that, he was ejected off the boat. While doing so his leg hit the side of the boat causing injury. I searched the boat after not locating a type 4 throwable on deck. The owner was cited for not maintaining control and warned for not having a type 4 throwable.


BARDID: WI-2020-0124
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Oconto
County: Oconto
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 Operator Report Description:  Vessel 1 Operator was pulling up to the dock, was a busy day, storm was rolling in and wind really picked up, put motor into reverse instead of forward. Back end of boat collided with Vessel 2

Vessel 2 Operator Report Description:  Vessel 2 Operator was pulling boat into launch pier during storm - Driver of boat in other lane lost control of boat veering into my lane in reverse and hit my boat. Let the occupant of the boat know that I would need to assess damage. After pulling vehicle to parking lot and such returned to discuss with other boat owner and he had left


BARDID: WI-2020-0125
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:19:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River Pool 8
NearestCityorTown: Bergen
County: Vernon
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS HEADING SOUTH AT AN IDLE SPEED WHILE ON A BACK WATER NEAR GOOSE ISLANDS ON THE WATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE VICTIM CHANGED DIRECTION AND HEADED TOWARDS THE SHORELINE. WHEN THE VICTIM WAS WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF SHORE HIS LOWER UNIT HIT A SUBMERGED OBJECT AND KNOCKED HIM OVERBOARD. WHEN THE VICTIM WAS EJECTED FROM THE BOAT HE TWISTED THE THROTTLE OF THE MOTOR TO FULL SPEED. THE BOAT, UNOCCUPIED, SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE VICTIM WHILE THE VICTIM WAS IN THE WATER RESULTING IN PROP INJURIES to the legs.


BARDID: WI-2020-0126
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Lake
NearestCityorTown: Green Lake
County: Green Lake
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR STATES HE WAS OPERATING AT NIGHT CLOSE TO SHORE TRAVELING WEST ALONG THE SHORE PARALLEL WITH ILLINOIS AVE. THE OPERATOR TURNED THE BOAT STARBOARD AND STRUCK AN L SHAPED PIER LOCATED AT 565 ILLINOIS AVE, GREEN LAKE WI. THE OPERATOR RETURNED THE PONTOON TO GREENWAY LOG COTTAGES 401 STRAUSS AVE, GREEN LAKE WI. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY A SECOND PARTY TO GREEN LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON 09/23/2020. GREEN LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED DNR WARDEN, THROUGH INVESTIGATION THE OPERATOR AND BOAT OWNER WERE LOCATED


BARDID: WI-2020-0127
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lulu Lake
NearestCityorTown: Wescott
County: Shawano
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
On Thursday, September 24, 2020, DNR Conservation Warden received a phone call from a Shawano resident, asking details about a recent drowning on Lulu Lake. The DNR Conservation Warden had no knowledge of the event.  Contact with the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that there was a drowning on Lulu Lake on September 18, 2020.  DNR Warden spoke with Shawano County Sheriff’s Deputy, who confirmed that he was on scene and stated that the victim was deceased when he arrived on scene. 

The victim’s john boat was very narrow and had an elevated seat in the stern of the vessel. Deputy stated the electric motor on the boat was locked in the up position, with weeds tangled in the prop. Deputy stated when they arrived the boat was capsized. 

There were two lifejackets found in the vessel, there was an anchor in the boat that was attached to a line which was attached to the boat. Since the boat was capsized when he arrived, Deputy was not sure whether the vessel was anchored at the time it capsized, or if the capsizing caused the anchor to be dropped. Deputy stated the victim’s dog was found swimming in the lake near where the deceased victim was located.

Deputy confirmed that none of the officers on scene completed a boat incident report and that they left the victim’s boat at the Lulu Lake Launch when they departed the scene.

Witness statement indicated that on September 18, 2020 at roughly 1 in the afternoon, my wife and I were raking in the backyard, and heard someone yell for help. I heard him yell twice, and he yelled help. We looked out across the lake and saw a capsized boat. He was probably five feet away from his boat. My wife grabbed my lifejacket, and I grabbed my boat. I started rowing out there in my 12-foot john boat. By the time I got there, I saw his dog swimming around in a circle. I grabbed the dog, and the dog was swimming around him. He was about a foot and a half submerged. I grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him up. There was no pulse. He was a large man, probably over 250 pounds. I couldn’t pull him into the boat. Residents from the other side of the lake brought their pontoon boat. Together, both of us couldn’t pull him out of the water. We hollered for someone to call 911, which they did. I held onto him. The first responders arrived after half an hour or forty-five minutes. I continued holding him up by his arms, off the side of the boat. They confirmed he had no pulse at that time. The rescue team showed up about an hour after that. We drug him up to the boat landing. They put him on a body board and were able to drag him up to the boat landing. I observed his legs from about below his knees to his feet were wrapped up in lilly pads. 

Neither the witnesses on scene or the responding officers observed what happened that caused the victim to enter the water.


BARDID: WI-2020-0128
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:01:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Williams Bay
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 Operator pulling two tubers on an inner tube when the innertube hit a wave.  Injured fell in the water first and 2nd tuber went into the water after her he struck first tuber in the lower jaw.


BARDID: WI-2020-0129
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:09:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Williams Bay
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Limb tangled in activity equip
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 Operator states he was pulling a flotation device with nylon rope.  Operator stated his son and friend were on the device when the rope became slightly tangled. Operator states he went to untangle the rope and while doing so the engine of the pontoon was not in neutral but not going fast either. Operator stated the pulling of the boat allowed the rope entanglement to slice the tip of his right-hand ring finger off. The amputation was below the nail bed but above the first crease. Operator was transported by Fontana EMS to Janesville Mercy Hospital. Operator stated that the finger was not able to be reattached.


BARDID: WI-2020-0130
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:44:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Petenwell Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Monroe
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 AND 2 WERE "HOT DOGGING AROUND" OPERATOR ON UNIT 2 FELL OFF THE JET SKI. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 THEN STRUCK THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 WHILE HE WAS IN THE WATER. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH THEY GAVE ME FALSE STATEMENTS OF HOW THE CRASH OCCURRED. TRUE EVENTS ARE UNKNOWN, AS NEITHER OPERATOR WILL GIVE A LEGIT STATEMENT. THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND LOCATION OF UNITS IS UNKNOWN. VEHICLES WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL.


BARDID: WI-2020-0131
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Muskego Lake
NearestCityorTown: Muskego
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 Operator stated that as they were cruising on Little Muskego Lake, near the Danny Haskell’s boat launch area, they encountered some choppy waters.  Operator stated that as they were negotiating these waters, the vessel hit a wave and Injured person subsequently sustained her back injury.  There was no damage sustained to the boat and there was no collision with any other vessel or fixed object.


BARDID: WI-2020-0132
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-09-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:53:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Denoon
NearestCityorTown: Muskego
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Passenger/Injured jumped into the water from the back of the vessel prior to the vessel coming to a complete stop.  After jumping into the water, near the engine propellers, Passenger/Injured’s left leg was struck by the propeller causing a severe laceration.


BARDID: WI-2020-0133
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-10-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sheboygan River
NearestCityorTown: Sheboygan FAlls
County: Sheboygan
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper loading
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator rowed boat parallel to river bank for a friend to board.  As he stepped into the boat, boat tipped to starboard side, upending both into the water right next to bank.


BARDID: WI-2020-0134
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-10-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Manitowoc River
NearestCityorTown: Rockland
County: Manitowoc
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Based on information gathered from witness statements and physical evidence located it is believed that the operator was hunting on the manitowoc river in a one person pelican kayak with his dog. It is believed the operator did not have a life jacket with him as one was located in his vehicle and his father stated he does not wear a life jacket. Witness information state at about 2:45pm they heard a gunshot followed by two yells for help. The witness was able to get to the location they heard the gunshot and yells for help but did not locate any hunters. The witness located the dog, shivering in the marsh grass on the west side of the river. Fire and rescue personnel later located the over-turned kayak and waders on the west side of the river near the area the dog was located. 

Conservation warden took possession of the dog and went with fire personnel on the water.  Searchers went to the area the kayak and waders were located in an attempt to see if the dog would indicate.  It was unsuccessful. The search for the operator was resume the next with no success.  At this time the victim has not been recovered.


BARDID: WI-2020-0135
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-11-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pewaukee Lake
NearestCityorTown: Delafield
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
The operator, along with two passengers, were operating a recently purchased used-motorboat with a newly attached used-motor. The operator described having to fill cracks in the transom with epoxy and reinforcing the transom as it had felt a bit "soft" after placing the new used-motor on the boat. 

The operator stated the boat had not been in the water since it was purchased and they had wanted to test its sea-worthiness. 

After driving in the water and away from shore, the outboard motor began to separate from the transom and water began filling the boat. The water filled so quickly they had to abandon the boat and swim to a nearby island. The boat quickly sank almost immediately to the bottom of the lake. All 3 occupants of the boat had been wearing life jackets prior to the incident and were wearing them in when they submerged into the 45 degree water. They were later rescued.

Both on the nearby island and in the water by first responders. They were all admitted and later released from the hospital after being treated for hypothermia. Notes - 1972 15 ft thompson tri hull motorboat - 125 hp force motor - unknown the hp or capacity


BARDID: WI-2020-0136
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-09-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Fish Creek
County: Door
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
WDNR notified by the Door County Sheriff Dept of a boat that was sinking on the waters of Green Bay in Juddville bay. As Conservation Warden was responding he was advised that the boat and sole occupant were now on shore just north of Juddville Road.

Upon arriving at the location, Conservation Warden met with the Operator of the boat. Operator stated that while operating the boat back to Egg Harbor the boat lost power and he was unsure why. Operator stated that he attempted to anchor the boat and change batteries in an attempt to get the boat restarted. Due to strong winds and wave conditions the anchor would not hold the boat in position, the boat began to move towards shore where the boat began to strike bottom and fill with water as waves continued to go over the gunwale and bow of the boat. Eventually the boat was pushed up onto shore where Operator was able to exit the boat. 

As the Conservation Warden and members of the Door County Sheriff Dept and Gibraltar Fire Dept began to secure the boat, the Operator’s personal flotation device was located and the emergency engine shut off cord was observed being attached to the personal flotation device.

At this time, the Operator stated that he never wears the emergency shut off cord but wore it this night due to the severe weather conditions. Operator further stated that he remembered coming off of a wave and the engine stopped running and hearing a tone indicating that the engine had stopped running. Operator stated that after several failed attempts to restart the boat, he deployed the anchor and attempted to change batteries to get the boat restarted but never checked the emergency shut off cord/switch as he never uses it.

The Vessel was secured to several trees along the shoreline and personal items were removed from the boat. Owner/Operator contacted salvage company to remove the boat the next morning after weather conditions made it safe to remove the boat.

The Operator later sent an email to the Conservation Warden and stated: I would like to say thank you again for your assistance with a difficult situation. In a turbulent period in ALL our lives with regards to covid, law enforcement, etc. You brought perspective and a calming influence to an unfortunate situation.  After limited sleep and many hours of replaying the events in my mind I feel that the best way for me to move forward, and at the same time repay you for going above and beyond, is to help to educate others based on this experience.  Early today during our phone conversation that you spoke to someone in the department regarding the details around this event.  If you could provide me the info on whom I should contact I would greatly appreciate it. If sharing my experiences good or bad can help educate just 1 person to be better prepared than I am willing to put myself out there.

WDNR staff will be working with the Owner/Operator to create a public service message about the importance of life jackets and understanding and wearing the kill switch


BARDID: WI-2020-0137
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-10-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:10:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 OPERATOR AND CO-CAPTAIN WERE SAILING ON LAKE MENDOTA. WHILE SAILING FROM LOT 60 IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION, THE BOAT CAPSIZED BETWEEN JAMES MADISON PARK AND TENNEY LOCK, CLOSER TO MAPLE BLUFF. THE CAUSE OF THE CAPSIZING WAS LIKELY DUE TO THE GUSTING WINDS. AFTER CAPSIZING, BOTH OCCUPANTS ENTERED THE WATER AND REMAINED THERE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL RESCUED BY MADISON FIRE RESCUE. THE BOAT WAS TOWED TO THE MEMORIAL UNION MARINA AND ANCHORED WITH A MADISON FIRE DEPARTMENT ANCHOR. THE ANCHOR DID NOT HOLD IN THE BAD WEATHER, CAUSING THE BOAT TO FLOAT AWAY FROM THE MARINA AND WASH ASHORE NEXT TO THE AKT FRAT HOUSE OFF OF LANGDON STREET. THE BOAT HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED BY OWNER.


BARDID: WI-2020-0138
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-11-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:01:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan-Moonlight Bay
NearestCityorTown: Baileys Harbor
County: Door
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was using a sit-upon kayak while duck hunting.  Due to the sever wind and waves on Lake Michigan, she capsized suffering from severe hypothermia.  Operator was wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident.


BARDID: WI-2020-0139
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Spirit Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Tomahawk
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Per operator report.  Injured was waterskiing and dropped a ski to try to learn to slalom, lost balance, and the ski caught the water.   Pulled waterskier awkwardly and dislocated right hip.


BARDID: WI-2020-0140
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-11-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:25:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bay of Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Peshtigo
County: Marinette
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Weather
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 operator was paddling out and started to drift towards the bay. Vessel 2 operator went to go help the canoe. Vessel 1 passenger on the kayak caused both vessels to flip. The 3 people were able to stand in the water. They were rescued and transported for hypothermia related injuries.


BARDID: WI-2021-0001
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-03-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:28:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Winnebago
NearestCityorTown: Fond Du Lac
County: Fond Du Lac
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS A MANUAL POWERED CANOE OPERATING ON LAKE WINNEBAOG OFF LAKE SHORE WEST. UNIT 1 HAD 2 PASSENGERS. UNIT 1 WAS BLOWN BY
HEAVY SOUTH WINDS AND LOST STEERAGE OF THE VESSEL. UNIT 1 WAS PUSHED BY HEAVY WINDS AND WAVES FURTHER NORTH INTO LAKE WINNEBAGO.
UNIT 1 OVERTURNED CAUSING BOTH PASSENGERS TO FALL OVERBOARD. UNIT 1 DRIFTED AWAY FROM THE PASSENGERS. BOTH PASSENGERS DROWNED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0002
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-04-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:29:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Manitowoc
County: Manitowoc
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Based on information gathered the victim was the only person in the boat at the time of the incident. The victim was not wearing a life jacket. It is believed the victim fell out of the boat about 150-200 yards east of the north side of the containment area at the manitowoc harbor. 

At the time the victim fell out the boat motor was engaged in forward propulsion and the boat continued Traveling northwest at a slow speed. The victim was pulled out of the water by responding officers who were utilizing a citizen's boat and the boat was recovered approximately three quarters of a mile north of the victim at shore with the motor still engaged. The victim had one fishing line in the water actively fishing at the time of the incident


BARDID: WI-2021-0004
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Wausau
County: Marathon
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 2 was travelling on plane north on the Wisconsin River.  Vessel 1 was travelling on plane behind vessel 2.  Vessel 2 decreased speed to navigate to a fishing spot closer to the west shore.  Vessel 2 did not look behind to see how close vessel 1 was following.  Vessel 1 was not paying attention and didn't observe vessel 2 slow down.  Vessel 1 turned hard to the left.  Vessel 1 collided with vessel 2.  Vessel 1's engine came out of the water causing prop damage to vessel 2 rear and left side.  vessel 1 also suffered collision damage on the rear from the impact.  No injuries were sustained and the incident was reported 5 days after the fact.


BARDID: WI-2021-0005
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:04:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pewaukee Lake
NearestCityorTown: Delafield
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
This report was taken by the Village of Pewaukee Police Department who completed the officer report of boat accident report.  No narrative information is available other than due to passenger behavior the operator of vessel 1 and a his juvenile daughter fell overboard.  The operator suffered unknown injuries but was admitted to the hospital and the daughter suffered injuries and was treated and released at a hospital.  No other details are available.


BARDID: WI-2021-0006
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-09-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Beulah
NearestCityorTown: East Troy
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 travelling in a southerly direction at approx. 25-30 mph.  Passenger #2 moves quickly to front of the boat and kneels on bench seat on starboard side and pulls down shorts as if to pee.  Operator backs off Throttle and Passenger #2 falls overboard and goes underneath vessel.  Passenger #2  struck by lower unit and sustained a fractured pelvis and open tibia/fibula fracture and laceration to lower right leg.


BARDID: WI-2021-0007
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-09-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:19:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River - Pool 5
NearestCityorTown: Town of Belvidere
County: Buffalo
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
ONE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:19 P.M. A PLEASURE BOATER REPORTED FINDING A CAPSIZED 12 FOOT ALUMACRAFT JON BOAT JUST NORTH OF THE BELVIDERE BOAT LANDING ON POOL 5 OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.  A TRUCK AND TRAILER MATCHED THE BOAT OWNER AND RESCUE / RECOVERY EFFORTS BEGAN.  DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS LEARNED FROM A WITNESS THAT THE OPERATOR / VICTIM ARRIVED AT THE LANDING AROUND 2:00 P.M.  ANOTHER WITNESS ASSISTED THE VICTIM AROUND 3:00 P.M. WITH HIS MOTOR AS HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE LOCKING THE MOTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION.  SAID WITNESS OBSERVED THE VICTIM LEAVE THE LANDING WITH THE MOTOR IN THE SHALLOW DRIVE POSITION HEADING SOUTH TOWARD ROLBUCK'S CUT.  THE SEARCH / RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUED UNTIL FRIDAY OCTOBER 1ST WHEN THE VICTIM WAS FOUND IN THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET NORTHWEST OF WHERE THE BOAT WAS FOUND.  THE VICTIM WAS ALONG THE DOCK IN FRONT OF A BOAT LIFT.  THE VICTIM HAD AN INFLATABLE STYLE LIFE JACKET ON THAT WAS NOT INFLATED.  UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE LIFE JACKET DID NOT HAVE A CO2 CARTRIDGE ATTACHED TO THE MECHANISM.  NO EYE WITNESS HAS BEEN LOCATED.  THE CORONER'S OFFICE RULED THE  CAUSE OF DEATH AS DROWNING.


BARDID: WI-2021-0008
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-09-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: Town of Diamond Bluff
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Dam/lock
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF THE BOAT WAS HAVING MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE MOTOR.  THE BOAT WAS DRIFTING TOWARDS LOCK AND DAM #3 AND WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE ROLLER GATE ON THE WISCONSIN SIDE.  THE VICTIM PANICKED AND STATED HE WAS GOING TO JUMP INTO THE RIVER AND SWIM TO SHORE.  WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT THE MOTOR STARTED HE TURNED AROUND AND VICTIM WAS NO LONGER ON THE BOAT.  THE VICTIM WAS OBSERVED BY A WITNESS TO BE HOLDING ON TO THE VERTICAL METAL PYLON ON THE WISCONSIN SIDE, BEFORE BEING PULLED TOWARDS THE ROLLER GATE AND UNDER WATER.  THE VICTIM NEVER RESURFACED.  AT THIS TIME THE VICTIMS BODY HAS STILL NOT BEEN RECOVERED, BUT IS PRESUMED TO HAVE DROWNED ON THE WISCONSIN SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR THE ROLLER GATE.


BARDID: WI-2021-0009
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Kewaunee
County: Kewaunee
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Weather
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 09-05-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 04:21 PM, WARDEN 2 AND I WERE ON LAKE MICHIGAN OFF OF ALGOMA WHEN I WAS ADVISED BY KEWAUNEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (KCSO) OF AN IN-PROGRESS WATER RESCUE. I WAS INFORMED THAT A BOAT HAD SANK IN LAKE MICHIGAN OFF OF KEWAUNEE AND ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE IN THE WATER AND WEARING LIFE JACKETS. KCSO WAS ON THE LINE AND PROVIDED ME WITH CURRENT 911 COORDINATES. WE ARRIVED IN THE AREA AND LOCATED THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL (OPERATOR) AT APPROXIMATELY 04:45 PM. WE BROUGHT HIM INTO OUR PATROL BOAT. MOMENTS LATER, WE LOCATED THE OTHER TWO INDIVIDUALS APPROXIMATELY 200-300 YARDS TO THE WEST AND BROUGHT THEM INTO OUR BOAT. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) ARRIVED ON SCENE AS WE BROUGHT THE LAST INDIVIDUAL INTO OUR BOAT. WE TRANSPORTED ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS TO THE HARBOR EXPRESS DOCK IN KEWAUNEE WHERE ALL THREE WERE CLEARED BY EMS AND RELEASED. WHEN ASKED, OPERATOR STATED THEY WERE FISHING IN APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET OF WATER WHEN THEY DECIDED IT WAS TOO ROUGH FOR THEIR BOAT. THEY CONTINUED TO TROLL AT 2.4MPH BUT POINTED TOWARDS SHORE. THE WAVES WERE SPACED OUT IN A WAY THAT THEIR BOAT NOSE-PUNCHED THE CENTER OF A WAVE AND TOOK ON A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER OVER THE BOW, FILLING THEIR BOAT. HE STATED HE TURNED ON THE BILGE BUT IT COULD NOT KEEP UP. HE STATED HE STARTED HIS MAIN MOTOR IT MUST HAVE SUCKED IN WATER BECAUSE IT DIED SHORTLY AFTER. THEY TOOK ON ANOTHER WAVE AND THE BOAT SANK. HE STATED THEY ALL GRABBED PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICES (PFD'S) WHEN THEY TOOK ON THE FIRST WAVE. OPERATOR STATED HE THOUGHT THEY WERE IN ABOUT 75 FEET OF WATER WHERE THEIR BOAT SANK, TO THE SOUTH EAST OF THE GREEN CAN OFF OF KEWAUNEE. 


BARDID: WI-2021-0010
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:33:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Westport, Town of
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
THREE INDIVIDUALS OPERATING THREE PWCS LEFT THE AREA OF 3FT BAY AND HEADED SW TOWARDS GOVERNOR NELSON STATE PARK AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM MONDAY AUGUST 30TH. SOMEHOW ONE OF THE OPERATORS FELL OFF THEIR PWC AND WAS IN THE WATER. OPERATOR OF AT FAULT UNIT STATED THEY OBSERVED THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE WATER AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT BEFORE RUNNING THEM OVER. A BOAT NEARBY HEARD THE CRASH AND OBSERVED AN INDIVIDUAL FACE DOWN IN THE WATER. THE BOAT PULLED THE UNCONSCIOUS INDIVIDUAL FROM THE WATER AND THE OTHER PWC OPERATORS AND DROVE THEM TO WARNER BOAT LAUNCH.VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO UW HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES AND BLEEDING. ALL OPERATORS WERE WEARING PFDS AND SAFETY LANYARDS. NONE OF THE UNITS SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  NO SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT OR USE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.


BARDID: WI-2021-0011
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-10-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Geneva
NearestCityorTown: Town of Linn
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Inadequate onboard navigation lights
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On the morning of 10/16/2021 vessel 1 launched from linn pier and vessel 2 launched from williams bay boat launch. Vessel 1 was traveling west to fontana at approximate speeds of 30-35 mph to fish, vessel 2 was heading southeast from williams bay traveling at speeds of approximately 10-15 mph to fish black point. 

Vessel 1 observed vessel 2 but thought vessel 2 was going to give way. When vessel 2 did not give way vessel 1 tried to give way but was too late. Vessel 1 struck vessel 2 on the port side.

Vessel 1 should have been the give way vessel not vessel 2. 1 went up over top and came to a rest on the engine cowling of vessel 2. Operator of vessel 1 then reversed off of vessel 2. One individual received lifesaving help from the operator of vessel 1 but was unsuccessful. The 911 call came in at 7:01 am sunrise was at 7:07am meaning the accident happened prior to sunrise. Both boats did not have their navigational lights on at the time of the accident.

THE DECEASED VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY VESSEL 1.  THE INJURIES OF THE PASSENGERS ON VESSEL 2 WERE CAUSED BY THE IMPACT WITH VESSEL 1.


BARDID: WI-2021-0012
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-10-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Five
NearestCityorTown: Namekagon
County: Bayfield
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00PM, THE VICTIM LEFT HOME ON KAYAK TO PADDLE OUT TO CHECK OUT THE BEAVER DAMS LOCATED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LAKE. THE VICTIM WAS OBSERVED TO FLIP THEIR KAYAK AND WAS FOUND FACE UP IN THE WATER GOING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. A LIFEJACKET WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE SEAT OF THE KAYAK AND NOT WORN. THE VICTIM WAS IN THE 67 DEGREE WATER BY THEMSELVES FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-30MIN AND THEN IN THE WATER FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES.


BARDID: WI-2021-0013
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-09-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Clam Lake
NearestCityorTown: Meenon
County: Burnett
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Passenger stated part way across the lake boat motor stopped working, victim went to the back of the boat and started working on the motor.  While working on the motor, victim fell overboard.  Victim was recovered deceased in the water.


BARDID: WI-2021-0015
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Petenwell Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Town of Monroe
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS OPERATING HIS PONTOON BOAT AND WAS TOWING TWO SEPARATE TUBES WITH TWO SEPARATE PASSENGERS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WHILE TOWING THE TWO TUBES COLLIDED AND VICTIM HIT HIS HEAD ON THE OTHER TUBER'S HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN A SMALL CUT ON VICTIM'S FACE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.


BARDID: WI-2021-0016
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sturgeon Bay shipping canal
NearestCityorTown: Sturgeon Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Weather
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 08-28-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 03:30 PM, I WAS ADVISED BY HOTLINE DISPATCH THAT V1 OPERATOR HAD CALLED TO REPORT A BOAT ACCIDENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 06:00 PM, I MET V1 OPERATOR ON THE A-DOCK AT CENTERPOINTE MARINA. V1 OPERATOR EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE AND HIS WIFE HAD RETURNED FROM BOATING ON THE BAY AT APPROXIMATELY 03:00 PM. HE STATED IT WAS WINDY AND ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT AT BACKING HIS BOAT INTO SLIP #A12, HIS BOW BEGAN MOVING TOWARDS V2 OWNER'S BOAT, WHICH WAS DOCKED IN SLIP #A13, TO HIS PORT SIDE. V1 OPERATOR STATED HE ENGAGED HIS PORT ENGINE FORWARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUSH HIS BOW TOWARDS HIS STARBOARD SIDE BUT THE MIDSHIP OF HIS BOAT STRUCK THE ANCHOR ON V2 OWNER'S VESSEL.
THE ANCHOR PUSHED THROUGH THE RAIL ON V1 OPERATOR'S PORT SIDE, PULLED THE RAIL MOUNT BASE AND FOUR SCREWS FROM THE FIBERGLASS AND PUNCTURED THE FIBERGLASS ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE CABIN. ON V2 OWNER'S BOAT, THE COLLISION BENT AND SHIFTED THE ANCHOR MOUNT, BROKE THE DOCK CLEAT OFF OF THE STERN PORT SIDE, AND LEFT A RUB MARK FROM THE DOCK ON THE BOW'S PORT SIDE. THERE WERE ALSO GASHES ON THE ANCHOR. V2 OWNER'S BOAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. V1 OPERATOR STATED HE CALLED AND INFORMED V2 OWNER. V1 OPERATOR STATED HE WOULD HAVE BAY MARINE DO THE REPAIRS ON HIS BOAT. I INSTRUCTED V1 OPERATOR TO COMPLETE THE OPERATOR INCIDENT REPORT WITHIN 10 DAYS AND EMAILED HIM A LINK TO IT. 


BARDID: WI-2021-0017
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-09-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:08:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Shift
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Unit 2 was moored on the end of a dock at McKinley Marina.  Unit 1 was un-docking and pulling out of his slip, unit 1 put starboard side motor in reverse and port side motor in forward once out of slip to turn boat east.  Unit 1 then attempted to take starboard side motor out of reverse but reverse never disengaged.  Unit 1 then spiraled out of control several times.  Unit 1 operator stated he left the helm to attempt o stop his boat from colliding into unit 2 but eventually unit 1 port side bow collided into unit 2 starboard side beam causing damage to both vessels.  Unit 1 operator stated he then screamed for help and people standing on the dock grabbed unit 1 and pulled it back to his slip.  The passenger of unit 2 stated he was laying in bed watching TV when he felt and heard a big crash which caused him to roll out of bed.


BARDID: WI-2021-0018
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-06-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:25:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Monona
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
I WAS DISPATCHED TO A BOAT FIRE ON 6/28/2021 ON LAKE MONONA. UPON ARRIVAL I MADE CONTACT WITH THE MADISON FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO WAS ALREADY ON SCENE AND HAD THE FIRE PUT OUT, TOWED THE BOAT TO SHORE, AND RETRIEVED ALL THE OCCUPANTS AND BROUGHT THEM TO SHORE. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BOAT STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT INJURED. UPON COMPLETING AN INVESTIGATION THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHEN THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO RESTART HIS BOAT AFTER TO STALLED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0019
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:09:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Fowler
NearestCityorTown: Oconomowoc
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH UNIT 2 WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE BOAT LIFT. WHEN UNIT 1 COLLIDED INTO UNIT 2, UNIT 2 FELL OFF OF THE BOAT LIFE SUSTAINING UNKNOWN STRESS FRACTURES IN THE HULL. THE BOAT LIFT THAT IT WAS ON SUSTAINED DISABLING DAMAGE. UNIT 1 LEFT THE SCENE AND PARKED AT THE RESIDENCE. A WITNESS AT THE SCENE TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF UNIT 1 AS IT WAS DRIVING AWAY. UNIT 1 SUSTAINED COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE BOAT. INSURANCE WAS VERIFIED FOR BOTH PARTIES.


BARDID: WI-2021-0020
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:02:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Town of Linn
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT #2 WAS ADRIFT NEAR PIER #646. UNIT #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DOCK AT PIER #657. THE DRIVER OF UNIT #1 STATED HE DID NOT SEE ANY NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS FROM UNIT #2. THE FRONT OF UNIT #1 STRUCK THE REAR AND ENGINE OF UNIT #2. THE OCCUMPANTS OF UNIT #2 STATED THEY OBSERVED UNIT #1 COMING AT THEM AND WAS YELLING AT UNIT#1 HOPING TO GET ITS ATTENTION. THE OCCUPANTS OF UNIT #2 ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH THE LONE DRIVER/OCCUPANT OF UNIT #1 AND ONLY EXCHANGED A FEW WORDS. I OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE REAR AND MOTOR OF UNIT #2. I OBSERVED DAMAGE TO TEH BOW AND STARBOARD BOW OF UNIT #1. PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE WERE TAKEN.  THE DRIVER OF UNIT #1 STATE HE DID NOT THINK HE STRUCK UNIT #2.  UNIT #1 WAS CITED FOR THE FAILURE TO YIELD VIOLATION.


BARDID: WI-2021-0021
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:18:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Elkhart Lake
NearestCityorTown: Rhine
County: Sheboygan
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On the above date and time, operator was operating a pwc on the waters of elkhart lake in the township of rhine, sheboygan county. He was traveling southbound when he came around the starboard side of a pontoon boat that was anchored. Operator was operating at greater than slow-no-wake speeds within 100 feet of another boat. Operator informed warden that he was operating at approximately 30 mph when he observed two people on separate tube style floatation devices swimming in the water. He released the throttle of the pwc, thereby limiting his ability to steer. Operator subsequently struck a woman that was swimming backwards towards the pontoon boat with the front port side of the pwc.


BARDID: WI-2021-0022
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-08-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:13:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Sheboygan
County: Sheboygan
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
ON AUGUST 25, 2021, OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE FISHING FROM A LUND V19 OPEN MOTORBOAT ON THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE EVENING AND INTO THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.  UPON RETURNING TO THE SHEBOYGAN HARBOR, OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE OPENING OF THE  TWO BREAK WALLS AND COLLIDED NEARLY HEAD-ON WITH THE NORTHERN CONCRETE BREAKWALL.  UPON IMPACT, THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE BOAT WERE EJECTED FROM THE BOAT AND ONTO THE BREAKWALL. THE USCG INITIALLY RESPONDED TO THE CRASH AND HELPED PROVIDE AID FOR THE TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED OCCUPANTS. BOTH INDIVIDUALS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES THAT REQUIRED PROLONGED MEDICAL TREATMENT.  THE ESTIMATED SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH. SPEED, IMPROPER LOOKOUT AND ALCOHOL USE  HAVE ALL BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE CRASH.


BARDID: WI-2021-0023
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-11-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: In the Green Bay
County: Oconto
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A LAYOUT BOAT INTO THEIR PRIMARY BOAT. WHILE LOADING THE LAYOUT BOAT INTO THE PRIMARY BOAT AN ANCHOR ON THE LAYOUT BOAT BECAME STUCK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. THIS CAUSED THE PRIMARY BOATS TRANSOM TO DIP AS THE LAYOUT BOAT WAS PARTIALLY IN THE PRIMARY BOAT. WAVES THEN CAME OVER THE TRANSOM OF THE VESSEL CAUSING IT TO FLOOD AND CAPSIZE. OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT WERE RECOVERED OUT OF THE WATER BY A GOOD SAMARITAN. OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE PRIMARY BOAT WAS RECOVERED ON 11.15.2021


BARDID: WI-2021-0024
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-09-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:05:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Round Lake
NearestCityorTown: Hayward
County: Sawyer
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
THE BOAT WAS BEING OPERATED ON ROUND LAKE AT OUR AROUND MIDNIGHT ON 9/24/2021. THE BOAT STRUCK AN ALUMINUM DOCK AND THEN WAS GROUNDED ON SHORE. ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS LEFT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION, OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT 1 ISSUED CITATIONS FOR 30.66(1) AS PARTY TO PER 30.99. 

Passenger can't specifically remember what happened, did not immediately go to hospital.  Later found he sustained a broken neck as a result of the crash


BARDID: WI-2021-0025
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-10-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Waubesa
NearestCityorTown: Dunn
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Missing or inadequate navigation aids
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 14TH AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45PM OPERATOR STATED HE WAS OPERATING A MOTORBOAT HEADING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST SHORE LINE OF LAKE WAUBESA. OPERATOR STATED HE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 5-7MPH WHEN THE BOAT RAN AGROUND ON A ROCK PILE. OPERATOR STATED HIS WIFE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE BOW OF THE BOAT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. OPERATOR STATED THERE WERE NO REPORTABLE INJURIES. OPERATOR STATED HE GOT THE BOAT UNSTUCK AND IMMEDIATELY MADE HIS WAY TO SHORE FOR FEAR  OF TAKING ON WATER. THE BOAT SUSTAINED HULL DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER/LOWER UNIT. OPERATOR STATED NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WAS CONSUMED. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY LE OF ACCIDENT AND COMPLETED A DNR SELF REPORT CRASH. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH OCTOBER 15TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM; I CONTACTED OPERATOR AND TOOK HIS STATEMENT. OPERATOR ESTIMATES $30,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. OPERATOR STATED HE HIT ONE OF THE NORMALLY MARKED ROCK PILE HAZARDS. OPERATOR SAID THE ROCK PILE WAS NO LONGER MARKED. I ADVISED OPERATOR THAT COUNTY PARKS HAD BEGUN REMOVING BUOYS BECAUSE BOATING SEASON HAD ENDED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THE LAKES TO FREEZE OVER. OPERATOR PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AND AN ACCURATE DAMAGE ESTIMATE FROM DAVIS & COMPANY. TOTAL PART COST FOR DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $2729.00. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH THE BOAT WAS NOT REGISTERED TO OPERATOR.


BARDID: WI-2021-0026
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:50:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lake Geneva
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
PWC TWO (LEFT) AND PWC ONE (RIGHT) WERE OPERATING ON THE WATERS OF LAKE GENEVA LOCATED WITHIN WALWORTH COUNTY. BOTH PWC'S WHERE CIRCULATING AROUND EACH OTHER AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN SLOW NO WAKE, WHICH IS AGAINST STATE LAW. PWC TWO TURNED TO SHARP AND COULD NOT STOP, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH PWC ONE. THE COLLISION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE STARBOARD QUARTER SIDE. PWC TWO IS AT FAULT FOR THE ACCIDENT. BOTH OPERATORS WERE 13 YEARS OLD AND HAVE CURRENT BOATERS EDUCATION COURSES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS DENIED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0027
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:08:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Algoma
County: Kewaunee
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 07-29-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:08 PM, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) THAT A SAILBOAT HAD RUN AGROUND ON LAKE MICHIGAN, SOUTH OF ALGOMA. I WAS OUT OF THE AREA AND UNABLE TO RESPOND AT THE TIME OF THE CALL. ON 08-03-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:55 PM, I LOCATED THE SAILBOAT WHICH WAS NOW AGROUND NEAR THE RESIDENCE SOUTH OF ALGOMA. I SPOKE WITH THE REGISTERED OWNER, VERBALLY IDENTIFIED AS OPERATOR. OPERATOR STATED HE HAD PURCHASED THE SAILBOAT TWO WEEKS PRIOR IN ILLINOIS AND HAD SAILED IT UP FROM THERE. HE STATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, HE WAS SAILING BY HIMSELF FROM KEWAUNEE TO STURGEON BAY WITH HIS SAILS UP AND HIS ENGINE RUNNING. A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIS SAIL AND SNAPPED HIS FRONT JIB LINE, RENDERING HIS SAILS INOPERABLE. THE BROKEN LINE THEN GOT WRAPPED INTO THE PROPELLER WHICH RENDERED HIS ENGINE INOPERABLE. OPERATOR STATED HE PHONED BOTH THE USCG AND BOAT US BUT NEITHER WERE ABLE TO ASSIST. AT THIS POINT THE SAILBOAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO SHORE SO HE DROPPED ANCHOR, WALKED TO SHORE, AND TIED OF THE SAILBOAT TO A TREE. OPERATOR STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO REMOVE THE SAILBOAT AT A REASONABLE PRICE. HE STATED THE PROPERTY OWNER AT HWY 42 OFFERED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SAILBOAT IF OPERATOR SIGNED IT OVER TO HIM. OPERATOR STATED THIS WAS HIS INTENTION. I INSTRUCTED OPERATOR TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE BOAT ACCIDENT OPERATOR REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT BY 08-08-2021 AND TO BE SURE THE BOAT WAS REMOVED BY 08-29-2021. 


BARDID: WI-2021-0028
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 04:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
INDIVIDUAL 1 WAS OPERATING UNIT ONE ON LAKE MICHIGAN IN THE EARLY MORNING OF AUGUST 15TH. INDIVIDUAL 1 WAS OPERATING UNIT 1 FROM THE MAIN LAKE OF LAKE MICHIGAN, TRAVELING WEST BACK TOWARDS THE MILWAUKEE HARBOR. WHILE TRYING TO RETURN TO MCKINLEY MARINA, INDIVIDUAL 1 OPERATED UNIT 1 INTO A BREAK WALL. UNIT 1 SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS IT COLLIDED WITH THE BREAK WALL ROCKS. INDIVIDUALS 1, 2, AND 3 WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF UNIT 1 COLLIDING WITH THE BREAK WALL.


BARDID: WI-2021-0029
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rock Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lake Mills
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS PULLING A WAKE BOARDER ON ROCK LAKE. AFTER THE WAKE BOARDER WAS DONE HE WAS FLOATING IN THE WATER NEXT TO THE BOAT NEAR THE REAR. THE BOAT STARTED DRIFTED AND THE OPERATOR PUT THE BOAT INTO DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD. WHEN DOING SO, THE BOAT JERKED BACKWARDS SUCKING THE WAKE BOARDER INTO THE PROP.


BARDID: WI-2021-0030
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Stone Lake
NearestCityorTown: Three Lakes
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT WAS A PWC TRAVELING NORTH ALONG THE WEST SHORELINE OF BIG STONE LAKE, AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE CHANEL TO GO TO LAUREL LAKE. AT THE SAME TIME A BOAT WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT WEST ALSO ENTERING THE CHANEL TOWARDS LAUREL LAKE. THE PWC ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO THE CHANEL IN FRONT OF THE BOAT, HOWEVER THE BOAT COLLIDED WITH THE PWC. THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC, V1 OPERATOR, ADVISED HE WAS MAKING THE TURN FROM BIG STONE LAKE INTO THE CHANEL, TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT SIDE. V1 OPERATOR ADVISED HE OBSERVED THE BOAT TO HIS RIGHT TRAVELING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. V1 OPERATOR WAS ISSUED A CITATION FOR FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.


BARDID: WI-2021-0031
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OWNER TOOK A PROSPECTIVE BUYER ON A TEST DRIVE OF HIS RAYSON CRAFT INTERCEPTOR RACING BOAT. BECAUSE BOAT IS A 1963, IT DOES NOT HAVE A HIN NUMBER. OWNER TOLD ME HE PUT A NEW PROP ON IT AND OPENED IT UP TO IT'S MAX SPEED OF 65 MPH TO DEMONSTRATE HOW FAST THE RACING BOAT COULD GO. WHILE DRIVING THE BOAT AT 65 MPH, OWNER SAID HE HIT A WAKE FROM ANOTHER BOAT AND WENT AIRBORNE. OWNER SAID HIS BOAT DID NOT LAND STRAIGHT, THEN HIT ANOTHER WAKE, WHICH CAUSED THE BOAT TO FLIP IN THE AIR AND OVERTURN. OWNER SAID HE AND THE PASSENGER WERE INITIALLY CAUGHT UNDER THE UPSIDE DOWN BOAT, BUT THEN THE BOAT SKIPPED OFF OF THEM. OWNER SAID HE WAS ABLE TO TIE A BUOY ON TO THE BOW EYE OF THE BOAT BEFORE IT SANK SO IT WAS EASILY LOCATED AFTER SINKING. BOAT PASSENGER TOLD ME HE WAS RIDING IN THE BOAT FOR A TEST DRIVE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO BUY THE BOAT. THE PASSENGER SAID THE BOAT HIT A WAKE AND WENT AIRBORNE, THEN HIT ANOTHER ONE AND FLIPPED OVER ON TOP OF HIM. PASSENGER SAID HIS LEGS WERE CAUGHT INSIDE THE BOAT WHILE IT FLIPPED, SO HE SUSTAINED SOME SCRAPED TO HIS SHINS WHILE THE BOAT FLIPPED. ONCE IN THE WATER, THE BOAT SKIPPED AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. HE BELIEVED HE BROKE HIS ARM. BOTH WERE RESCUED FROM THE WATER BY A NEARBY BOATER. THEN FIRE RESCUE TRANSPORTED THE TWO TO THE LAKE ST LANDING IN MIDDLETON WHERE THEY WERE MET BY AN AMBULANCE. PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO UW HOSPITAL FOR THE POSSIBLE BROKEN ARM. THE OWNER SAID HE WAS NOT INJURED IN ANYWAY. I TOLD BOAT OWNER HE WAS LIKELY GET A CITATION, BUT I NEEDED TO REVIEW THE CRASH INFORMATION BEFORE DECIDING. BOAT OWNER SAID BOAT IS VALUED AT $10,000, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN THE EXTEND OF DAMAGE AT THE TIME IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE WATER.


BARDID: WI-2021-0032
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:10:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Sissabagama Lake
NearestCityorTown: Edgewater
County: Sawyer
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Two people were operating kayaks on little sissabagama lake. One person’s kayak capsized and he left the boat. According to witness statements, the other appeared to have made an attempt to paddle over to him and he also capsized and left his kayak. Both were not wearing personal flotation devices and drowned. Official cause of death and toxicology reports had not been received by dnr at the time of this report on 6/7/2021. See reports under 21-c250-003 for additional information.  Both had been drinking prior to the incident.


BARDID: WI-2021-0033
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Wisconsin
NearestCityorTown: West Point
County: Columbia
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
WARDEN WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. DUE TO ONE OPERATOR WITH RESIDENCE IN ILLINOIS, WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT RIGHT AWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH OPERATOR OF PONTOON BOAT, OPERATOR STATED THE OTHER BOAT CAME FROM BEHIND AND STRUCK THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE PONTOON BOAT. THE OPERATOR OF THE PONTOON BOAT STATED THAT THE OPERATOR OF THE SKI BOAT WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND WAS LOOKING AT PEOPLE ON JET SKIS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE OPERATOR OF THE SKI BOAT, HE AGREED THAT HE DID STRIKE THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE PONTOON BOAT AND DID DENT IN THE PANEL MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM, BUT STATED HE DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ANY OTHER DAMAGE AT THE TIME. THE SKI BOAT OPERATOR STATED THAT IT WAS A VERY SLOW SPEED COLLISION AND PROVIDE HIS INFORMATION AS WELL AS HIS INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMATION TO THE PONTOON BOAT OPERATOR. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE SKI BOAT OPERATOR STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS DAMAGE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO $2000.00 AND DID NOT CALL ANYONE TO REPORT IT OTHER THAN HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE OPERATOR OF THE PONTOON BOAT HAD ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED DAMAGE AT $5000.00 ON THE REPORT RETURN TO WDNR, HOWEVER, WHEN I STOPPED AT HIS PLACE ON LAKE WISCONSIN TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE IN PERSON, HE STATED THAT THE ESTIMATE WAS NOW UP TO $8,000.00.


BARDID: WI-2021-0034
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:56:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Clear Lake
NearestCityorTown: Woodruff
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
WATER TUBE WITH THREE RIDERS BEING TOWED BY VESSEL 1 STRUCK THE FRONT PORT SIDE OF VESSEL 2.  ONLY ONE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE TUBE WAS INJURED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0035
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:06:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Winnebago
NearestCityorTown: Pipe
County: Fond Du Lac
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
PASSENGER 1, AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY, WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE BOAT AFTER HE WAS DONE TUBING. THE LADDER USED TO GET INTO THE BOAT IS TO THE LEFT OF THE PROPELLER. AS PASSENGER 1 ATTEMPTED TO GET INTO THE BOAT, HIS LEGS STRUCK THE PROPELLER CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS LEFT LEG, RIGHT ACHILLES, AND RIGHT FOOT. ADDITIONAL BRUISING WAS LOCATED ON HIS LEFT SIDE ABDOMINAL/RIB AREA AND RIGHT ELBOW. THE  OPERATOR CLAIMS THE BOAT WAS IN NEUTRAL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. IT IS BELIEVED PASSENGER 1 ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB THE LADDER AND CLIPPED HIS LEG ON THE PROPELLER. PASSENGER 1 FELL OFF THE LADDER, FURTHER STRIKING THE PROPELLER WITH HIS LEGS. PASSENGER 1 FELL BACK INTO THE WATER AND COULD NOT FEEL HIS LEGS. PASSENGER 1 WAS RUSHED TO THE BOAT LAUNCH AND FLIGHTED TO THE HOSPITAL.


BARDID: WI-2021-0036
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St Croix River
NearestCityorTown: Hudson
County: St Croix
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS ANCHORED WITH THE APPROPRIATE LIGHTING ILLUMINATED IN THE SOUTH HUDSON BAY ON THE ST. CROIX RIVER. UNIT 1 WAS NOT BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. UNIT 1 STATED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2 AND 3 AM, HE FELT HIS BOAT GET STRUCK BY WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE A BIG WAVE OR SOMETHING. UNIT 1 STATED WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE MARINA AFTER THIS INCIDENT, HE NOTICED DAMAGE ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOAT. UNIT 1 STATED HE BELIEVED HIS BOAT WAS SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VESSEL WHILE HE WAS ANCHORED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0037
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:34:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Castle Rock Lake
NearestCityorTown: Germantown
County: Juneau
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON CASTLE ROCK LAKE JUST SOUTH OF THE BUCKHORN BRIDGE. OPERATOR BELIEVED HE WAS OPERATING ON THE WISCONSIN RIVER CHANNEL SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD TRESTLE. BOAT STRUCK THE CAUSEWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BOAT AND GROUNDING IT ON THE ROCK SHORELINE. NO ONE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INJURED. OPERATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR BOAT OWI 1ST. SEE INCIDENT REPORT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.


BARDID: WI-2021-0038
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:29:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St Croix River
NearestCityorTown: Hudson
County: St. Croix
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Overloading
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2021 I, HUDSON OFFICER 2, WAS NOTIFIED BY DISPATCH OF A CAPSIZED BOAT ON THE ST CROIX RIVER, NEAR THE DIKE. HUDSON OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF THE DIKE AND ADVISED BOTH OCCUPANTS MADE IT SAFELY TO SHORE. I RESPONDED IN THE POLICE BOAT AS HUDSON FIRE DROVE, TO THE CRASH SCENE. I OBSERVED UNIT 1 COMPLETELY SUBMERGED NEAR ONE OF THE MOORING BUOYS. THE HUDSON MARINA AND JERRY'S TOWING WERE ABLE TO TOW AND REMOVE UNIT 1 FROM THE WATER. I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER/OPERATOR, WHO ADVISED ME HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE TRYING TO PULL A MOORING CABLE INTO THE STERN OF UNIT 1, AT WHICH POINT UNIT 1 BEGAN TAKING ON WATER AND CAPSIZED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0039
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Lake
NearestCityorTown: Brooklyn
County: Green Lake
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
PASSENGER OF TUBE BEING PULLED BY UNIT 1 FLIPPED OUT OF TUBE WHILE UNIT 1 WAS TURNING. TUBE CROSSED ANOTHER BOATS WAKE AND FLIPPED OCCUPANT OUT OF TUBE CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.


BARDID: WI-2021-0040
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:02:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Linn
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Operator behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On sunday august 1, 2021, at approximately 7:02 pm, unit 1 was towing an inflatable tube occupied by 2 juvenile females. Unit 1 is a 2000 tracker tahoe open motorboat. Unit 1 was being. 1 adult female and 2 juvenile males were passengers on the boat. 1 of the juvenile females fell out of the tube. The operator turned the boat around to pick up the female. When he stopped the boat, one of the juvenile males jumped out of the boat to go swimming. The juvenile male began struggling to swim. The operator jumped in the water to assist the juvenile male. At some point, he went below the water surface and did not re-surface. He was not wearing a flotation device. All other occupants were wearing flotation devices.


BARDID: WI-2021-0041
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:40:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Petenwell Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Strongs Prairie
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Operator behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
THREE CHILDREN WERE SWIMMING IN A SHALLOW AREA OF PETENWELL FLOWAGE. AS THE CHILDREN SWAM/DRIFTED FURTHER OUT INTO THE LAKE THEY BEGAN TO STRUGGLE IN THE WATER. THE FATHER OF THE CHILDREN OPERATED A BOAT TO THE AREA WHERE THEY WERE STRUGGLING. ONE OF THE CHILDREN (13 YEAR OLD VICTIM) DID NOT RESURFACE. THE FATHER (41 YEAR OLD VICTIM) ENTERED THE WATER, REEMERGED AND INDICATED HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. THE FATHER WENT UNDERWATER AGAIN AND DID NOT RESURFACE. INVESTIGATION PENDING.


BARDID: WI-2021-0042
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:19:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mud Lake
NearestCityorTown: Chetek
County: Barron
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1, 2 AND THE WITNESS WERE ALL RIDING TOGETHER IN A GROUP. UNIT 2 WAS LEADING THE GROUP AND HAD COME TO A STOP USING HIS IBR SYSTEM ON HIS SEADOO PWC. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE HAD LOOKED BACK AND THE 3RD PWC IN THEIR GROUP AND HAD NOT SEEN THAT UNIT 2 HAD COME TO A STOP. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER HIS PWC TO AVOID STRIKING UNIT 2 BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN AVOIDING THE COLLISION. UNIT 1 RAMPED UNIT 2 CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS OF BOTH UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 TO BE EJECTED FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE PWC. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 20 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. THE OCCUPANTS OF UNIT 1 WERE NOT INJURED. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER WAS SEVERELY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA TRAUMA HOSPITAL BY AN HELICOPTER.


BARDID: WI-2021-0043
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: Bridgeport
County: Crawford
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentCause2: Weather
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
A SUMMER CAMP RENTED THE HOUSEBOAT AND WERE ANCHORED OUT ON GARNET LAKE IN APPROXIMATELY 12 FOOT OF WATER. AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00AM THERE WAS A SEVERE STORM THAT CAME THROUGH THE AREA. THE COUNSELORS WOKE UP AROUND 3:00AM TO WATER IN THE CABIN OF THE HOUSEBOAT AND IT WAS SEVERELY LEANING TO THE PORT SIDE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT SOME POINT THE HULL OF ONE OF THE TOONS ON THE HOUSEBOAT STARTED TO LEAK AND TAKE ON WATER CAUSING ONE SIDE OF THE HOUSEBOAT TO SINK.


BARDID: WI-2021-0044
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Maine
County: Marathon
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
UPON MY ARRIVAL, AT 15:13 I LOCATED OWNER/WITNESS ON THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE WATER. OWNER/WITNESS EXPLAINED THAT HE AND HIS SON WERE IN HIS BOAT 12 FOOT JON BOAT WITH GAS MOTOR, AND DECEASED WAS FOLLOWING THEM IN HIS BOAT A 10 FOOT JON BOAT WITH A GAS MOTOR. AS OWNER/WITNESS ROUNDED A CORNER A GOOD DISTANCE DOWN THE RIVER FROM THE LANDING HE NOTICED HIS FATHER WAS NOT BEHIND HIM. OWNER/WITNESS WENT BACK UP THE RIVER AND LOCATED DECEASED'S BOAT APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SOUTH OF THE WW BRIDGE OVER THE WISCONSIN RIVER NEAR A LARGE ROCK AND A SMALL ROCK. OWNER/WITNESS DID NOT SEE DECEASED IN OR NEAR THE BOAT, HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE BOAT FROM THE WATER BUT HE EXPLAINED THERE WAS TOO MUCH WATER IN IT TO REMOVE IT.
OWNER/WITNESS LEFT THE BOAT AND BEGAN TO CIRCULATE THE RIVER FOR HIS FATHER, HE CALLED 911 AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS. MARATHON COUNTY DIVE TEAM WAS PUT ON NOTICE INITIAL AND THEN CALLED OUT WHEN PATROL DEPUTIES WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE DECEASED OR SIGNSOF HIM EXITING THE RIVER. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO USE DECEASED'S CELL PHONE GPS SIGNAL TO LOCATE HIM HOWEVER THE NEAREST IT WAS SHOWING WAS CTH-U, AND IT WAS OLD HISTORICAL DATA. FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS DNR, AND MARATHON COUNTY RECREATION DEPUTIES CIRCULATED THE AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE DECEASED. ON 07/31/2021 I COMPLETED THIS FORM AND DECEASED HAD NOT BEEN LOCATED.
UPDATE 8/1/2021 BODY WAS RECOVERED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0045
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Winnebago
NearestCityorTown: High Cliff State Park
County: Calumet
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE PWC OPERATOR WAS OPERATING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN SLOW NO WAKE IN A REGULATED "SLOW NO WAKE" ZONE WITHIN THE HARBOR. THE OPERATOR STRUCK A DOCKED VESSEL IN THE LEFT REAR CORNER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SWIM LADDER. THE PWC SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT UNDERSIDE, A PUNCTURE APPROXIMATELY 24" LONG X 2" WIDE. THERE WAS NOT AN OPERATOR OF THE DOCKED VESSEL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. CONTACT WAS MADE AT THE MARINA BOAT LAUNCH. THE OPERATOR ADMITTED TO OPERATING AT SPEED GREATER THAN SLOW NO WAKE AND STRIKING THE DOCKED VESSEL. A CITATION WAS ISSUED TO THE PWC OPERATOR FOR OPERATING AT SPEED IN EXCESS OF POSTED NOTICE.


BARDID: WI-2021-0046
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:33:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Linn
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
ON FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:33PM, I (OFFICER 1) AND OFFICER 2 WERE WORKING FOR THE GENEVA LAKE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN MARKED POLICE BOAT UPON THE WATERS OF GENEVA LAKE. WE RECEIVED A CALL FOR SERVICE NEAR LINN PIER, PIER 749, FOR A POSSIBLE BOAT CRASH INVOLVING TWO PWC'S. WE RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND SAW FOUR PWC'S STATIONARY. THERE WERE 5 JUVENILE FEMALES PRESENT AND ONE MALE IDENTIFIED VERBALLY AS V1 OWNER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BLACK 11'6" KAWASAKI HAD COLLIDED INTO A BLACK SEA DOO GTI130. OPERATING THE KAWASAKI WAS V2 OPERATOR, WITH V2 PASSENGER. OPERATING THE SEA DOO WAS V1 OPERATOR, WITH V1 PASSENGER. V1 PASSENGER STATED SHE WAS SUFFERING FROM SHOULDER PAIN AND WAS CRYING. WE IDENTIFIED V1 OWNER VERBALLY AND ASKED WHERE HIS PIER WAS. HE STATED IT WAS IN THE AREA OF PIER 744. WATER SAFETY HAD BROUGHT V1 PASSENGER ONTO THEIR BOAT AND WE ASKED ALL REMAINING PARTIES, INCLUDING WATER SAFETY, TO PROCEED TO PIER 744 SO WE COULD GATHER MORE INFORMATION. WATER SAFETY INFORMED US THAT V1 PASSENGER WAS SUFFERING FROM A HEAD TRAUMA AND THEY WERE GOING TO BRING HER TO LINN PIER, PIER 749, AND REQUEST AN AMBULANCE. WHEN WE ARRIVED TO THE PIER, V1 PASSENGER WAS SUFFERING FROM SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, APPEARED TO BE IN DISTRESS, AND CONTINUED TO HAVE SHOULDER PAIN. V1 PASSENGER WAS UNSURE WHERE SHE WAS, WHY SHE WAS ON GENEVA LAKE, WHERE HER PARENTS WERE, OR WHERE HER FRIENDS WERE. I SPOKE WITH V2 PASSENGER AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT HERSELF AND ALL OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. SHE VERBALLY CONFIRMED WITH ME THAT THEY ALL HAD THEIR BOATERS SAFETY LICENSES. SHE GAVE ME A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.  V1 PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO LAKELAND HOSPITAL IN ELKHORN, WI, WALWORTH COUNTY VIA LAKE GENEVA AMBULANCE WITH V2 OWNER.


BARDID: WI-2021-0047
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Lake
NearestCityorTown: Red Springs
County: Shawano
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS OPERATING THE VESSEL WITH PASSENGER 2 SEATED IN THE FRONT BOW SEATS OF THE VESSEL. OPERATOR WAS TOWING PASSENGER 1 WHO WAS WATER SKIING. THE VESSEL WAS ON PLANE. THE VESSEL NEARED A PONTOON BOAT THAT WAS MOTORING NORTH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE. OPERATOR STATED THAT SHE MOTIONED TO THE NEARBY PONTOON WITH HER HAND THAT IT WAS NOT YET 5PM, WHICH WAS WHEN THE SNW ORDINANCE IS ENACTED. OPERATOR'S OTHER HAND SLIPPED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHE FELL INTO THE CENTER OF THE BOAT. THE BOAT MADE AN ABRUPT RIGHT HAND TURN AND CONTINUED MOTORING TOWARDS SHORE. THE BOAT CONTINUED ON PLANE UNTIL IT STRUCK A LARGE TREE ON SHORE. PASSENGER 2 WAS EJECTED FROM THE BOAT INTO THE TREE WHERE SHE STRUCK HER HEAD AND BACK BEFORE FALLING INTO THE WATER. OPERATOR REMAINED IN THE VESSEL DURING IMPACT, BUT SUFFERED A LARGE CUT ON HER RIGHT LEG, AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM.


BARDID: WI-2021-0048
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:55:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Wapogasset
NearestCityorTown: Lincoln
County: Polk
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND TOWING A TUBE WITH THREE CHILDREN ON IT. IN UNIT 1, THE OPERATOR WAS INDIVIDUAL 1, THE PASSENGER/SPOTTER WAS INDIVIDUAL 2, RIDING ON THE TUBE ATTACHED TO UNIT 1 FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WAS INDIVIDUALS 3, 5, AND 4, AND INDIVIDUAL 3 WAS THE VICTIM. UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHEAST FROM THE GARFIELD LANDING TOWARDS THE BEAR TRAP LAKE ENTRANCE. IN UNIT 2, THE OPERATOR WAS INDIVIDUAL 6 THE PASSENGERS WERE INDIVIDUALS 7 AND 8. INDIVIDUAL 5 FELL OFF OF THE TUBE BEING PULLED BY UNIT 1. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 TURNED HIS BOAT WESTWARD TO CIRCLE BACK AND RECOVER THE CHILD WHO WAS IN THE WATER. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 OBSERVED UNIT 2 TRAVELING ON A PATH WHICH WAS PERCEIVED AS TRAVELING TOWARD THE CHILD IN THE WATER. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 ACCELERATED TO PLACE HIS BOAT IN BETWEEN UNIT 2 AND THE CHILD IN THE WATER AND THEN CUT OFF HIS ENGINE TO STOP IN A POSITION TO PROTECT THE CHILD IN THE WATER FROM UNIT 2. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 PLACED HIS BOAT IN REVERSE THROTTLE IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE CHILD APPROXIMATELY WHEN THE CHILD ENTERED THE WATER. THE TUBE BEING PULLED BEHIND UNIT 1 SWUNG AROUND UNIT 1, TRAVELED OVER THE WAKE OF UNIT 1, IMPACTED UNIT 2 APPROXIMATELY IN THE CENTER OF THE PORT (LEFT) SIDE NEAR WHERE THE WINDSHIELD IS LOCATED ON THE VESSEL, AND THE VICTIM IMPACTED THE UNIT 2 IN THE SAME LOCATION, WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, AND COLLAPSED BACK ONTO THE TUBE.


BARDID: WI-2021-0049
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:13:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: High Falls Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Stephenson
County: Marinette
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
I, CONSERVATION WARDEN, WAS NOTIFIED OF A PWC ACCIDENT ON JULY 17, 2021. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOWN OF STEPHENSON BOAT PATROL WAS ON SCENE AND HANDLING THE INVESTIGATION. I WAS INFORMED A PWC WAS JUMPING WAKE OF BOATS AND THE FEMALE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE PWC AND LANDED ON THE BACK OF THE PWC, WHICH IN RETURN RESULTED IN A LARGE LACERATION BELOW HER KNEE. A TOURNIQUET WAS PLACED ON THE LEG, ALONG WITH PRESSURE BANDAGES. THE VICTIM DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS BUT WAS TRANSPORTED TO AURORA BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT. I NEVER RESPONDED TO THE SCENE BECAUSE THE TOWN OF STEPHENSON BOAT PATROL AND MRSO RECREATIONAL DEPUTY WERE ALREADY ON SCENE AND THE VICTIM WAS LEAVING. UPON FOLLOWING UP AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I WAS INFORMED NO REPORTS, DOCUMENTATION, OR  TATEMENTS WERE COMPLETED. I AM COMPLETING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED DUE THE PASSENGER NEEDING MEDICAL TREATMENT BEYOND BASIC FIRST AID


BARDID: WI-2021-0050
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:29:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Spring Green
County: Sauk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT ONE IS CIRCLING AFTER OPERATOR WAS EJECTED. BOAT TWO IS ATTEMPTING TO REACH BOAT ONE TO PULL KILL SWITCH. BOAT ONE COLLIDES WITH BOAT TWO. BOAT ONE'S BOW IMPACTS BOAT TWO'S STARBOARD QUARTER. IMPACT OF COLLISION EJECTS BOAT TWO PASSENGER. BOAT ONE TRAVELS UP AND PARTIAL OVER BOAT TWO FROM BOAT TWO'S STARBOARD QUARTER TOWARDS BOAT TWO'S PORT SIDE BOW.  THE EJECTED PASSENGER WAS NOT FOUND, PASSENGER'S TORN LIFE JACKET WAS RECOVERED PRESUMED DROWNED .


BARDID: WI-2021-0051
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:11:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Petenwell Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Town of Rome
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE DRIFTING (UNANCHORED) ON THE WATERS OF PETENWELL FLOWAGE. OPERATOR WAS INSPECTING THE "KICKER" STYLE MOTOR THAT WAS ON THE BOAT WHEN A LARGE WAVE HIT THEIR VESSEL. OPERATOR FELL OVERBOARD WHEN THE WAVE HIT THE BOAT. PASSENGER STATED OPERATOR SURFACED THE WATER AND SWAM AROUND FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN WENT UNDERWATER AGAIN. OPERATOR NEVER RESURFACED THE WATER. OPERATOR'S BODY WAS RECOVERED ON 06/21/2021.


BARDID: WI-2021-0052
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:22:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Scott
County: Brown
WaterConditions: Very Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On june 13th, 2021 a@t approximately 9:22 pm a motorboat bearing a wisconsin registration was being operated by operator and was traveling north on the waters of green bay south of vincent point. There were 7 human occupants, a dog, and personal belongings in the vessel, which exceeded the six person or 900 lbs and 1500 lbs persons, motor, gear us coast guard capacity limits for the vessel.  

There were strong winds from a storm and that caused water to enter the motorboat with a first wave coming over the bow of the vessel.  The passengers began moving around the boat trying to get life jackets, which caused instability in the overloaded boat that was taking on water. 

As the boat took on more water from waves and occupants continued to move around, the boat capsized by flipping over.  All 7 of the occupants entered the water.  Local law enforcement agencies went out and located 6 of the 7 occupants. Passenger 1 was the occupant that was missing and never located that evening.  He ended up deceased and was located on june 14th, 2021 at approximately 3:00 pm along the shoreline south of vincent point.


BARDID: WI-2021-0053
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:32:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mercer Lake
NearestCityorTown: Minocqua
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
THE BOAT WAS BEING OPERATED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS AWAY FROM SHORE WITH 8 OCCUPANTS. PASSENGER 7 AND PASSENGER 4 LEFT THE BOAT TO SWIM. PASSENGER 7 AND PASSENGER 4 GRABBED ROPES ATTACHED TO THE BOAT (USED FOR TYING TO A DOCK) AND WERE BEING PULLED THROUGH THE WATER AT A VERY SLOW PACE (BELOW SLOW NO WAKE). THE BOAT OPERATOR PLACED THE BOAT IN NEUTRAL AND PASSENGER 4 SWAM BACK TO THE BOAT AND BOARDED. PASSENGER 7 REMAINED IN THE WATER TO CONTINUE SWIMMING. AT THIS TIME, THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BOAT OBSERVED PASSENGER 7 LET GO OF THE ROPE AND START TO GO UNDERWATER. PASSENGER 7 DID NOT APPEAR TO BE IN DISTRESS OR STRUGGLE. PASSENGER 7 DID NOT RESURFACE AND WAS RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY ONE AND HALF HOURS LATER BY A DIVE TEAM. PASSENGER 7 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT HOWARD YOUNG HOSPITAL IN WOODRUFF, WI AT APPROXIMATELY 11:18PM. PASSENGER 7 HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY AND HAD A HISTORY OF SEIZURES. ESTIMATED TIME OF DEATH BY MEDICAL EXAMINER WAS 8:32PM. PRONOUNCED TIME OF DEATH WAS 11:15PM. NOTE: THERE WERE NO APPLICABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS (MEDICAL EMERGENCY).


BARDID: WI-2021-0054
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-04-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:19:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wolf River
NearestCityorTown: Weyauwega
County: Waupaca
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT ONE WAS TRAVELING UP RIVER FROM GILLS LANDING. CAME OUT OF THE SLOW NOW WAKE ZONE. LOST CONTROL OF HIS BOAT, WENT UNDER A TREE, OVER A LOG AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE BOAT. WITNESS SAW THE CRASH AND HELPED THE VICTIM TO THE LANDING.  The victim was not ejected.


BARDID: WI-2021-0055
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Green Island
County: Marinette
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR PLACED A WAYPOINT AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MENOMINEE MARINA. HE WAS USING A NAVIGATION CHART ON HIS PHONE. HE PRESSED THE "GO TO" BUTTON ON THE CHART AND IT DREW A STRAIGHT LINE FROM GREEN ISLAND TO THE MENOMINEE MARINA. THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE GOVERNMENT PIER WAS AN OBSTRUCTION ALONG THAT LINE. THE OPERATOR STRUCK THE PIER WHILE ON PLANE. THE OPERATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR OPERATING A MOTORBOAT WHILE INTOXICATED.


BARDID: WI-2021-0056
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rock River
NearestCityorTown: Blackhawk Island
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator report only for vessel 1.  Witness reported vessel 2 floated into vessel 1 causing damage.  Vessel 1 was parked on a boat lift.


BARDID: WI-2021-0057
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:07:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mary
NearestCityorTown: Twin Lakes
County: Kenosha
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF LAKE MARY PADDLING WHEN A WAVE FROM A BOAT KNOCKED THE OPERATOR IN THE WATER. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK ON THE OPEN-TOPPED KAYAK. THE OPERATOR'S HEAD WENT UNDERWATER WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS. THE OPERATOR BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS NOT BREATHING. THE OPERATOR WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WATER BY A BOATER


BARDID: WI-2021-0058
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:34:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Williams Bay
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND IN WILLIAMS BAY OUT FROM THE GEORGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE. BOAT #1 HAD SIX PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND ONE PASSENGER BEING TOWED ON A INFLATABLE TUBE FROM BUT BEHIND BOAT #1. THE PASSENGER ON THE INFLATABLE TUBE FELL OFF THE INFLATABLE TUBE INTO THE WATER. THE LIFE VEST THE PASSENGER WAS WEARING CAME OFF AND THE PASSENGER WAS WITNESS GOING UNDER THE WATER AND NEVER CAME BACK UP. SEVERAL OF THE PASSENGERS ON THE BOAT ATTEMPTED TO THROW FLOTATION DEVISES TO THE PASSENGER IN THE WATER, TO NO AVAIL. THE BODY OF THE PASSENGER WHO WENT UNDER THE WATER WAS RECOVERED ON 07-14-21 AT A DEPTH OF 128 FEET.


BARDID: WI-2021-0059
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rock River
NearestCityorTown: Johnson Creek
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator report only.  Complete incident description on form - Skier was backwards on 'shoe skis' when he fell.


BARDID: WI-2021-0061
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:01:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St Croix
NearestCityorTown: Prescott
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT ONE WAS DOCKED AT THE CITY DOCK FACING NORTH. UNIT TWO WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNDOCK AND OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE UNDOCKING BOAT CAUSING IT TO HIT UNIT ONE THAT WAS DIRECTLY DOCKED IN FRONT OF THEM. UNIT ONE THEN LEFT NOTE WITH INFO THEN LEFT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0062
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Unnamed cranberry pond
NearestCityorTown: Knapp
County: Jackson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Improper loading
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 07/11/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:50 P.M., CONSERVATION WARDEN 1 RESPONDED TO A FATAL BOATING INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SGT. 2 AND DEPUTY 3 WERE ON SCENE. DEPUTY 3 INFORMED WARDEN 1 THAT THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VESSEL WERE FISHING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. OPERATOR WAS REACHING OVER TO GRAB THE FISH BASKET FROM THE SIDE OF THE VESSEL WHEN THEY FELL INTO THE WATER. DURING THIS TIME, PASSENGER 1 WAS IN FRONT OF THE VESSEL AND ALSO FELL OUT OF THE VESSEL AND INTO THE WATER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VESSEL. PASSENGER 1 WAS NOT ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VESSEL AND WAS FOUND FACE DOWN IN THE WATER. WITNESSES HEARD PASSENGER 2 YELLING FOR HELP AND WERE ABLE TO HELP GET PASSENGER 1 BACK INTO THE VESSEL AND CONTACTED 911.


BARDID: WI-2021-0063
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Winnebago
NearestCityorTown: Lake Winnebago
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TROLLING SOUTH ON LAKE WINNEBAGO WITH FISHING LINE OUT BEHIND THE BOAT. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 WAS GOING WITH THE WIND AND WAVES USING THE TROLLING MOTOR TO STEER. UNIT 2 WAS PARTICIPATING IN A SAILBOAT RACE. UNIT 2 WAS AT THE STARTING LINE GOING IN A BACK AND FORTH PATTERN WAITING FOR THE RACE TO START. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 SAW UNIT 2 PASS IN FRONT OF HIS VESSEL GOING WEST TOWARD SHORE. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 SAID THAT UNIT 2 THEN TURNED BACK OVERTAKING UNIT 1 AND CUTTING IN FRONT OF HIM. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 SAID THAT HE WAS IN A HOLDING PATTERN GOING EAST TO WEST WAITING FOR THE RACE TO BEGIN. WHILE GOING BACK EAST THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 HAD HIS BACK TO UNIT 1 IN ORDER TO STEER THE SAIL BOAT WITH THE WIND. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 SAID HE BELIEVED THAT UNIT 1 WAS UNDER POWER. UNIT 1 THEN STRUCK THE LEFT OR PORT SIDE OF UNIT 2.


BARDID: WI-2021-0064
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Castle Rock Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Castle Rock
County: Juneau
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DOCK AT THE BOAT LIFT DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT (NORTHWEST) OF VESSEL 2. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DOCK, THE PORT SIDE FRONT CORNER OF VESSEL 1 CONTACTED THE REAR FACE OF THE PORT SIDE PONTOON OF VESSEL 2, CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO VESSEL 2 AND TRANSFER MARK TO VESSEL 1. VESSEL 2 WAS EMPTY WITH NOT OCCUPANTS AND WAS OUT OF THE WATER ON THE LIFT WHEN IT WAS STRUCK. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 STATED THAT THEY TRIMMED THE MOTOR UP AND TURNED THE VESSEL OFF WHILE DOCKING, WHICH MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE REAR END OF VESSEL 1 TO SWING AROUND.


BARDID: WI-2021-0065
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Sherwood
NearestCityorTown: Town of Rome
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON LAKE SHERWOOD WHEN UNIT 1 SWERVED TO JUMP A WAKE AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF UNIT 2


BARDID: WI-2021-0066
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:52:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Castle Rock Lake
NearestCityorTown: Germantown
County: Juneau
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON CASTLE ROCK LAKE APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFF THE SOUTH SHORE. UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. UNIT 1 STRUCK AN UNDERWATER SAND BAR WITH THE LOWER UNIT OF THE MOTOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED. THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD FROM HER SEAT WENT HEAD FIRST INTO THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER CAUSING A NECK INJURY. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 CALLED 911 FOR AN AMBULANCE AND THEN DROVE THE BOAT BACK TO THE LAUNCH AT CASTLE ROCK COUNTY PARK WHERE EMS MET WITH THEM. PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED BY MAUSTON AREA AMBULANCE TO MILE BLUFF MEDICAL CENTER. INSPECTION OF BOAT DID NOT SHOW ANY NEW DAMAGE.


BARDID: WI-2021-0067
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Island Lake
NearestCityorTown: Manitowish Waters
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF BOAT HAD FAILED TO TAKE CORRECT PATH WEST TOWARDS SPIDER LAKE. ON CORRECTING HIS PATH BACK TOWARDS CHANNEL TO SPIDER LAKE, THE OPERATOR LOST TRACK OF WHERE HE WAS AND RAN INTO A DOCK AND SHORE.


BARDID: WI-2021-0068
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Red Cedar Lake
NearestCityorTown: Cedar Lake
County: Barron
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 2 WAS STATIONARY UTILIZING THE "SPOT LOCK" FEATURE ON A ELECTRONIC TROLLING MOTOR AND WAS FISHING APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS OFF SHORE. VESSEL 2 APPROACHED UNIT 1 FROM THE NORTH EAST AND WAS COMING INTO SHORE TO DOCK. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 FAILED TO SEE VESSEL 2 UNTIL MOMENTS PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 ATTEMPTED TO AVOID COLLISION HOWEVER THE VESSELS WERE TOO CLOSE BY THE TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER AWAY FROM VESSEL 2. VESSEL 1 STRUCK THE BOW OF VESSEL 2 CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE STARBOARD HULL. VESSEL 2 SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE BOW AND KEEL.


BARDID: WI-2021-0070
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lake Geneva
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On sunday, july 4, 2021, at approximately 6:35pm, i (officer 1) and officer 2 were working for the geneva lake law enforcement agency in marked police boat upon the waters of geneva lake. We received a call for a boat crash near the riviera in lake geneva, walworth county, wi. Upon arrival, i dropped off officer 2 at the riviera pier to gather the boater's information involved in the accident. Officer 2 identified the driver of the boat. Operator was operating a white, 26'10", 2019 crownline e275ec. It was founded that operator was operating at an excessive speed while trying to dock his boat, causing him to collide with a moored white sailboat. As a result of the crash, the crownline had fiberglass damage to the exterior panel on the right side of the boat. It appeared there was air vent damage as well. The estimated damage appeared to be over $2,000. The sailboat did not appear to have any visible damage as a result of the crash. There did not appear to be any injuries as a result of the crash. I picked officer 2 up after he gathered all the pertinent information and we resumed regular patrol.
Unit #2 was legally parked (moored to a mooring buoy) with no one on board.


BARDID: WI-2021-0071
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Moon Lake
NearestCityorTown: Saint Germain
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON JULY 4, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM V1 OPERATOR AND V2 OPERATOR WERE OPERATING THEIR PERSONAL WATERCRAFTS (PWC) ON MOON LAKE IN ST. GERMAIN, VILAS COUNTY, WI. V1 OPERATOR WAS DRIFTING (PWC IN NEUTRAL) WHEN HER SISTER, V2 OPERATOR, ATTEMPTED TO SPLASH HER WITH THE WAKE/WATER FROM HER PWC. V2 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING HER PWC AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN IN ORDER TO SPLASH V1 OPERATOR. V2 OPERATOR STRUCK V1 OPERATOR'S PWC ON THE REAR STARBOARD SIDE, CAUSING V1 OPERATOR TO BE EJECTED FROM HER PWC. V1 OPERATOR RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A LACERATION TO HER KNEE AND A FRACTURED PATELLA.


BARDID: WI-2021-0073
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:51:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Okauchee Lake
NearestCityorTown: Merton
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT #3 WAS ANCHORED ON OKAUCHEE LAKE N/E OF PARTY ISLAND. UNIT #2 (PONTOON BOAT) WAS STOPPED AND ATTACHED TO ANOTHER PONTOON BOAT S/W OF UNIT #3 LOCATION. UNIT #2 ALSO HAD UNIT #1 (JET SKI) ATTACHED TO IT. UNIT #2 ALONG WITH UNIT #1 BEGAN DRIFTING BECAUSE OF THE WIND AND EVENTUALLY STRUCK UNIT #3. UNIT #2 STRUCK A BUMPER ON THE FRONT OF UNIT #3 BOAT CAUSING NO DAMAGE. UNIT #1 STRUCK UNIT #3 ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE CAUSING DAMAGE TO UNIT #3. A PASSENGER ON UNIT #3 TRIED TO STOP UNIT #1 FROM STRIKING THEIR BOAT BY PUTTING THEIR LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN. THIS PASSENGER'S LEFT HAND WAS INJURED WITH A BROKEN FINGER AND LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT HAND. OPERATOR OF UNIT #3 DID NOT CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CALL 911 AT TIME OF INCIDENT BUT TRANSPORTED INJURED PASSENGER TO SHORE WHERE THEY WERE TAKEN TO AURORA URGENT CARE IN SUMMIT TO HAVE TO INJURY TREATED. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS CONTACTED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HRS AFTER INCIDENT AND ADVISED WHEN ALL OTHER PARTIES WERE GONE. SOME INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED IN THE FORM OF VERBAL AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS


BARDID: WI-2021-0074
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lin
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON SUNDAY, JULY 4TH, 2021, WHILE IN FULL UNIFORM WITH THE GENEVA LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHILE ON DUTY IN MARKED SQUAD BOAT, OFFICER 2 AND I, OFFICER 1, WERE DISPATCHED TO THE LAKE GENEVA YACHT CLUB TO RESPOND TO AN ACCIDENT OF A BOAT CRASHING INTO THE PIER. UPON ARRIVAL, I DROPPED OFF OFFICER 2 TO THE PIER AND HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AND AN EMPLOYEE OF THE LAKE GENEVA YACHT CLUB IDENTIFIED AS WITNESS 1. OFFICER 2 IDENTIFIED THE DIVER OF THE BOAT THROUGH HIS DRIVERS LICENSE AS OPERATOR. OPERATOR TOLD OFFICER 2 THAT HE BELIEVED HIS BOAT WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY TAKING ON WATER, SO THEY PROCEEDED TO THE LAKE GENEVA YACHT CLUB TO DOCK THE BOAT. OPERATOR STATED "HE WAS COMING IN HOT" WHEN APPROACHING THE DOCK, AND SAID HE THOUGHT THE WAVES WERE THE MAIN REASON HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE PIER. OFFICER 2 TOOK PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE PIER. AFTER INITIAL SCREENING, OFFICER 2 BELIEVED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE PIER SEEMED TO BE MINOR PAINT CHIPPING RESULTING IN LESS THAN $2,000. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. AT A LATER DATE, THE GENEVA LAKE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LAKE GENEVA YACHT CLUB STATING THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE PIER WAS IN EXCESS TO JUST THE PAINT CHIPPING. THE LAKE GENEVA YACHT CLUB STATED THAT THE PIER WAS POSSIBLY KNOCKED OUT OF THE CRIB ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. I FOLLOWED UP WITH OPERATOR AND THE LAKE GENEVA YACHT CLUB TO COMPLETE THE CRASH REPORT


BARDID: WI-2021-0075
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Round Lake
NearestCityorTown: Three Lake
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause3: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH THROUGH THE NAVIGATION BUOYS GOING FROM ISLAND LAKE TO ROUND LAKE AND UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING AT PLANE. UNIT 2 WAS STOPPED NORTH OF THE BUOYS FACING SOUTH, WAITING TO ENTER THE NAVIGATION BUOYS. UNIT 1 WENT NORTH THROUGH THE BUOYS AND CONTINUED TO BE HEAD ON WITH UNIT 2. UNIT 1 DID NOT CHANGE COURSE AND THE FRONT, JUST TO THE STARBOARD OF THE CENTERLINE, COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT STARBOARD OF UNIT 2. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THIS CRASH OCCURRED AT ABOUT 2230, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AT ABOUT 0550 HOURS. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STATED UNIT 2 DID NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON, NAVIGATION OR WHITE LIGHT, SO HE DID NOT SEE THE PONTOON BOAT UNTIL IS WAS TOO LATE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. I SPOKE WITH THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2, UNIT 2 OPERATOR. UNIT 2 OPERATOR STATED HE OBSERVED TWO BOATS TRAVELING AT PLANE ABOUT TO ENTER THE NAV BUOYS. UNIT 2 OPERATOR STATED HE WAS IN A PONTOON BOAT SO HE DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER BOATS CLEARED THE NARROW BUOYS. UNIT 2 OPERATOR ADVISED THE FIRST BOAT CLEARED THE NAV BUOYS AND MADE A HARD PORT TURN AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES. UNIT 2 OPERATOR STATED UNIT 1 HUGGED THE RED BUOYS AND AFTER IT EXITED THE BUOYS IT CONTINUED STRAIGHT, TOWARDS UNIT 2 OPERATOR. UNIT 2 OPERATOR STATED HE HEARD THE PASSENGERS START YELLING WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT 30 YARDS AWAY, AT WHICH TIME HE PUT HIS BOAT IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE COLLISION. UNIT 2 OPERATOR STATED HE BELIEVED UNIT 1 MIGHT HAVE TURNED SLIGHTLY AT THE LAST SECOND WHICH PREVENTED A HEAD ON COLLISION. UNIT 2 OPERATOR CLAIMS ALL HIS LIGHTS WERE ON AT THE TIME OF COLLISION. UNIT 1 OPERATOR AND HIS PASSENGERS CLAIM NO LIGHTS WERE ON THE PONTOON BOAT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0076
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:27:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wolf River
NearestCityorTown: Maine
County: Outagame
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
DRIVER OF UNIT 1 WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS INJURY CRASH ON THE WOLF RIVER. DRIVER OF UNIT 1 WAS OPERATING A JETSKI THAT SPUN OUT IN THE WATER AND CAUSED INJURY TO A 4 YEAR OLD. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE DRIVER, I DETECTED THE STRONG ODOR OF INTOXICANTS COMING FROM HIS PERSON. THE ABOVE DEF'S EYES WERE GLOSSY AND BLOOD SHOT AS WELL. ABOVE DEF WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE SFST'S DUE TO INJURY SUSTAINED FROM CRASH.


BARDID: WI-2021-0077
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Taylor Lake
NearestCityorTown: Farmington
County: Waupaca
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD STRUCK THE TAYLOR LAKE BOAT LAUNCH PIER WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD HER BROTHERS BOAT ONTO THE TRAILER. SHE GOT SIDEWAYS ON THE TRAILER AND GAVE THE BOAT THROTTLE AND ENDED UP HITTING THE POST FOR THE PIER AND DRIVING UP ONTO THE PIER. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOAT AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE PIER.


BARDID: WI-2021-0078
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: South Twin
NearestCityorTown: Phelps
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
The rider was terminating their wakeboarding run and fell after completing a wake jump.  After falling was clearly having difficulty, was assisted from the water.  Rider was having difficult speaking and was confused.  911 was called and taken to Eagle River hospital.  He was released the next day, diagnosed with a severe concussion.


BARDID: WI-2021-0079
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi
NearestCityorTown: Buffalo
County: Buffalo
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentCause1: Ignition of spilled fuel or vapor
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Wisconsin DNR received operator report stating his vehicle was a total loss and reportable, filled in all details as completed on the operator report.


BARDID: WI-2021-0080
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Green Bay
County: Brown
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN THE SHIPPING CHANNEL OF THE BAY OF GREEN BAY APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES NORTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE FOX RIVER. OPERATOR INDICATED HE HAD JUST BROUGHT HIS BOAT TO FULL PLANE, APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE BOAT STUCK A FLOATING TREE / LOG THAT HAD BEEN FLOATING JUST BELOW THE WATER SURFACE. THE BOAT TRAVELED OVER THE TREE / LOG CAUSING LITTLE TO NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BOAT HULL. THE BOAT'S LOWER UNIT AND PROPELLER STUCK THE TREE / LOG. THE PROPELLER AND DRIVE SHAFT WERE BROKEN OFF LEAVING A HOLE IN THE BOAT STERN WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT AND STEERING CONTROLS HAD BEEN. THE BOAT BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER. ALL PARTIES ABOARD DONNED PFD'S. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. BOAT AND PASSENGER WERE SAFELY TOWED TO THE GREEN BAY METRO BOAT LAUNCH BY GREEN BAY AREA METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0081
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Trout Lake
NearestCityorTown: Northern Highland State Forest
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Inadequate onboard navigation lights
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30PM ON JUNE 29, 2021 V1 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING HIS GLASTRON BOAT IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. V2 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING HIS PONTOON BOAT IN A NORTHERN DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 2MPH WHILE TROLLING FOR FISH. V2 OPERATOR BELIEVED THAT V1 OPERATOR WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL DUE TO THE LARGE AFTERMARKET RED AND GREEN NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS ON THE BOW OF HIS BOAT. V2 OPERATOR STATED THAT HE HAD HIS STERN AND NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS ON WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE PONTOON. V1 OPERATOR STATED HE DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHTS AND THEREFORE DID NOT SEE THE PONTOON BOAT UNTIL HE WAS 20YDS OR LESS AWAY. V1 OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE GLASTRON COLLIDED WITH THE MOTOR AND REAR PORT SIDE PONTOON AND RAILING OF THE TRACKER PARTY BARGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. LE NOTIFIED JUNE 30, 2021 AT 9:27 AM.


BARDID: WI-2021-0082
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pine Lake
NearestCityorTown: Town of Hiles
County: Forest
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR STATED THEY WERE OPERATING SMOOTHLY UNTIL A GUST OF WIND CAPSIZED THEM TO THE PORT SIDE. HE STATED THAT THEY WERE BOTH WEARING LIFE JACKETS AND SWAM TO THE STARBOARD SIDE AND RIGHTED THE BOAT. HE STATED THAT THE WIND THEN CAPSIZED THE BOAT AGAIN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO HANG ON. THEY THEN STARTED SWIMMING TO SHORE UNTIL THEY WERE PICKED UP BY A GOOD SAMARITAN.


BARDID: WI-2021-0083
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Kewaunee
County: Kewaunee
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 06-19-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:56 PM, I WAS NOTIFIED BY KEWAUNEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF A SINKING BOAT ON LAKE MICHIGAN OFF OF THE CITY OF KEWAUNEE. THEY ADVISED ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN PICKED UP BY ANOTHER ANGLER AND WERE BEING TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE CITY LAUNCH. I LOADED MY BOAT AND BEGAN TRAVELING TO KEWAUNEE. KEWAUNEE COUNTY ADVISED ME THAT ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS HAD CALLED 911 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:31 AM, WHILE THE BOAT WAS SINKING. USCG SHEBOYGAN LOCATED THE SINKING BOAT AND INFORMED ME IT WAS IN APPROXIMATELY 87 FEET OF WATER AT LOCATION 44 24.70' N / -87 27.98' W. THEY STATED THE BOAT WAS SINKING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TOW IT. I WAS LATER TOLD BY SECTOR MILWAUKEE THAT THE BOAT HAD NOT SUNK BUT WAS CAPSIZED AND STILL ADRIFT.
UPON SPEAKING WITH THE OWNER/OPERATOR AT HIS RESIDENCE LATER THAT DAY, HE STATED THEY HAD WAITED UNTIL MID-MORNING FOR THE WIND TO LAY DOWN BEFORE THEY LAUNCHED THEIR BOAT. THEY WERE SETTING LINES TO SALMON FISH WHEN HE REALIZED THE BOAT WAS TAKING ON WATER. HE ATTEMPTED TO START HIS MAIN MOTOR BUT IT DID NOT START. HE STATED THE PLUG WAS DEFINITELY IN AND THEY DID NOT TAKE ON ANY WAVES. HE STATED HE HAS HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH THE LIVE WELL OVERFLOWING BECAUSE OF A FAULTY OVERFLOW PIPE. WE DEDUCED THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE BOAT TAKING ON WATER. THE OTHER POSSIBILITY IS THAT THE BOAT TOOK ON WATER OVER THE TRANSOM WHILE MULTIPLE OCCUPANTS WERE STANDING IN THE STERN SETTING UP FISHING LINES. THE OWNER STATED THE BOAT DOES SIT VERY LOW IN THE STERN. I CONFIRMED THEY DID NOT TAKE ON ANY WAVES THAT WOULD HAVE FILLED THE BOAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I INFORMED OWNER HE HAD 30 DAYS TO REMOVE THE BOAT AND HAD 10 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE ACCIDENT REPORT.
ON 06-20-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:02 PM, I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM OWNER'S SON THAT THE BOAT HAD BEEN RECOVERED AND PULLED OUT OF THE WATER WITHOUT INCIDENT. OWNER'S SON CONFIRMED HE FOUND THE DRAIN PLUG AND THE LIVE WELL STAND PIPE WERE IN PLACE.


BARDID: WI-2021-0084
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Superior
NearestCityorTown: Washburn
County: Bayfield
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Ignition of spilled fuel or vapor
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON JUNE 19TH, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00PM, OPERATOR HAD JUST FINISHED FUELING 80 GALLONS INTO HIS VESSEL AT THE WASHBURN MARINA LOCATED AT MARINA DR, WASHBURN WI 54891. OPERATOR WAS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL ONBOARD WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE PORT ENGINE. THE PORT ENGINE STARTED, BUT WAS NOT RUNNING APPROPRIATELY. OPERATOR TURNED THE KEY FOR THE STARBOARD ENGINE AND THE BOAT EXPLODED AND IGNITED IMMEDIATELY. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VESSEL WITH NO INJURY, HOWEVER HIS SON WAS STANDING ON THE FUELING DOCK AND RECEIVED MINOR BURNS TO HIS LEFT LEG. THE VESSEL WAS TIED TO THE DOCK ON THE STARBOARD SIDE AND ULTIMATELY SANK STILL TIED TO THE FUELING DOCK.


BARDID: WI-2021-0085
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Green Lake
NearestCityorTown: Green Lake
County: Green Lake
WaterConditions: Calm
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause2: Congested waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
AT APPROXIMATELY 4:20PM ON SATURDAY JUNE 19TH ON THE WATERS OF BIG GREEN LAKE IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WI. OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE UNDERWAY IN 14FT FISHING BOAT, BOTH OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE EJECTED OVER THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE VESSEL AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A WAVE ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE VESSEL. IN THE WATER BOTH OPERATOR WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE A PFD. THE VESSEL CONTINUED UNDER POWER, THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO KILL THE ENGINE, SHORTLY AFTER THE VESSEL SANK IN 216" OF WATER ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL PORTION OF THE LAKE, NEAR BLACK BIRD POINT. THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE ASSISTED BY A PASSERBY AND PULLED FROM THE WATER. DNR, GREEN LAKE SO AND PRINCETON FIRE/DIVE ARRIVED ON SCENE WITHIN 15 MINUTES TO ASSIST. BOTH PARTIES WERE TAKEN TO SHORE TO BE CLEARED BY EMS. THE OPERATOR RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A LACERATION TO FOOT. SCENE WAS CLEARED AND FLOATING ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE LAKE. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED FROM THE OPERATOR/OWNER AND PASSENGER.


BARDID: WI-2021-0086
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Enterprise Lake
NearestCityorTown: Elcho
County: Langlade
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
I was notified on june 18th 2021 at approximately 8:36 pm of a missing boater on enterprise lake. The subject was reported to have been missing since june 17th 2021, and was last seen driving to enterprise lake at approximately 2:00-2:30 pm on that day. 

Subject was fishing alone, and their boat, shoe, and oar were discovered along the shoreline of the lake in close proximity to each other. A search was conducted into the early morning hours of june 19th, until inclement weather arrived. Search was continued later that morning, and at approximately 4:00 pm, the subject was located floating deceased in the lake. 

There were no witnesses to the cause of the incident, nor time of the incident. The subject was not wearing a life jacket, and family stated they had several health related problems.


BARDID: WI-2021-0087
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sturgeon Bay
NearestCityorTown: Sturgeon Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
THROUGH INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT ON 06-13-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:08 AM, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 45' PATROL BOAT, OPERATED BY USCG BOATSWAIN, HAD TRAVELED THROUGH THE STURGEON BAY SHIPPING CANAL ON PLANE WHILE RESPONDING TO A SEARCH AND RESCUE CALL OFF OF BAY SHORE COUNTY PARK. USCG BOATSWAIN STATED HE HAD SLOWED THE BOAT WHILE COMING UNDER THE MAPLE/OREGON STREET BRIDGE AND THEN SPED BACK UP WHILE COMING UNDER THE MICHIGAN STREET BRIDGE, WHICH HAD BEEN OPENED FOR THEM. THE OWNER OF THE SAILBOAT "WATER MUSIC", V1 OWNER, STATED THE ACTIONS OF THE USCG 45 HAD THROWN A LARGE WAKE IN THE CANAL WHERE HIS SAILBOAT WAS TIED UP TO THE CENTERPOINTE MARINA DOCK, PARALLEL TO THE CANAL. V1 OWNER STATED THE OWNER OF A BOAT NAMED "SILK DOLL" HAD OBSERVED THIS WAKE, WHICH HAD CAUSED V1 OWNER'S SAILBOAT TO COLLIDE WITH THE SEAWALL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE METAL AND WOODEN RAIL ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF HIS SAIL BOAT. V1 OWNER'S SAILBOAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE IDENTITY OF THE BOAT "SILK DOLL" TO CONFIRM THE STORY WITH THE REGISTERED OWNER. VIDEO IS AVAILABLE SHOWING THE USCG BOAT TRAVELING UNDERNEATH THE MICHIGAN STREET BRIDGE AT THIS DATE AND TIME WHILE ON PLANE. THE VIEW OF THE VIDEO IS FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MICHIGAN STREET BRIDGE, LOOKING TOWARDS THE SOUTH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THIS INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE USCG 45. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS ON "WATER MUSIC" AND V1 OWNER WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIM EOF THE INCIDENT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0088
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sinissippi Lake
NearestCityorTown: Hubbard
County: Dodge
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1, A PWC WAS BEING OPERATED BY A SINGLE OPERATOR/OCCUPANT ON SINISSIPPI LAKE NEAR KINKEL POINT. UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH/NORTH EAST, TOWARDS KINKEL POINT. THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF UNIT 1 AND STRUCK THE END OF THE PIER AT WILDCAT ROAD, IRON RIDGE WI 53035. AT SOME POINT IN TIME, INDIVIDUAL 1 WAS EJECTED AND WAS LATER LOCATED IN THE WATER NEXT TO UNIT 1. THE PIER WAS FOUND ON ITS SIDE, UNDER WATER, AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH.

UPDATE ON 2/23/2022 WARDEN WAS INFORMED BY THE FAMILY THE VICTIM HAD A HISTORY OF SEIZURES.  THE AUTOPSY REPORT DETERMINIG IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH AND/OR CAUSE OF DEATH HAVE NOT COME BACK YET.


BARDID: WI-2021-0089
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Whitewater Lake
NearestCityorTown: Whitewater
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Injured was in the water attempting to get up on board, we had previously tried four times on the fifth attempt he indicated he no longer wanted to try. He swam back to the boat and said his leg was in a lot of pain. He was able to get up on the transom of the boat and we evaluated what his condition was. Our neighbor happened to be riding his jet ski by us came over, he is a trauma surgeon and indicated he had either severe muscle injury or possible broken bone. We brought Injured back to the pier and the doctor evaluated more that the bone was broken and we called 9l I to have help getting Injured to the hospital.


BARDID: WI-2021-0090
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-08-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Nicolet Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Congested waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
I/ we (Witnesses) were on Ciara Madeline’s dinghy to the stern of Ciara Madeline, I noticed Wishing Welll was under power and pulling in their anchor. I yelled “hey!” and then heard a crunch as I saw Wishing Welll’s bow collide with the bow of Ciara Madeline impacting the area which was damaged. Ciara Madeline was not under command, not under way, not making way and had no persons aboard during the collision.


BARDID: WI-2021-0091
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Shawano Lake
NearestCityorTown: Wescott
County: Shawano
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR WAS LEAVING THE BAY BEHIND WEBER'S POINT NEAR THE OLD MARINA. THE OPERATOR WAS TOWING THREE CHILDREN ON A TUBE AND HAD 7 PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE VESSEL WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE OPERATOR STRUCK A FIXED OBJECT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE APPROXIMATELY 350 YARDS FROM THE OPENING OF THE BAY. THERE WAS A LARGE VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR SO THE OPERATOR TRIMMED THE MOTOR UP AND OBSERVED THE DAMAGE. THE OPERATOR MOTORED BACK TO HUCKLEBERRY HARBOR, LOADED THE BOAT, AND TOOK IT TO THE MARINA.


BARDID: WI-2021-0092
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Silver Lake
NearestCityorTown: Marion
County: Waushara
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent3: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
OWNER OF VESSEL 1 WAS PULLING A SKIER/BOARDER. BOARDER TOOK A HARD FALL. OPERATOR OF VESSEL ONE JUMPED IN TO CHECK ON HER. OPERATOR THOUGHT THE VESSEL 1 WAS IN NEUTRAL - IT WAS IN GEAR. VESSEL 1 DROVE TO SHORE. VESSEL 1 THEN STARTED DOING CIRCLES. IN DOING SO STRUCK THE PIER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE PIER THEN HIT AND DAMAGED VESSEL 2. VESSEL 1 EVENTUALLY DID HIT VESSEL 2 WHEN IT BECAME LODGED UNDER THE PIER. VESSEL 1 MADE CONTACT WITH THE PIER AT LEAST 10 TIMES BEFORE COMING LODGED AGAINST THE PIER AND VESSEL 2 WHERE THE OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET TO THE BOAT AND STOP THE ENGINE. DURING THIS TIME A 3RD VESSEL ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST, BUT WHEN VESSEL 1 TURNED AT THE 3RD VESSEL THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL 3 TRIED TO AVOID IT AND HIT ROCKS WITH THE SKAG AND PROP OF THE 3RD VESSEL. VESSEL 2, THE LIFT, AND THE PIER ALL SUSTAINED DAMAGES. VESSEL 2 HAD A BASKETBALL SIZED WHOLE IN THE SIDE OF IT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0093
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:35:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big McKenzie Lake
NearestCityorTown: Casey
County: Washburn
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS TOWING THE VICTIM AND A SECOND PASSENGER ON A BIG MABLE TUBE. THE OPERATOR STATED HE WAS PULLING THE TUBE AT APPROXIMATELY 22 MPH. THE VICTIM FELL OFF THE TUBE AND BROKE AN ARM.


BARDID: WI-2021-0094
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Lake Butte Des Morts
NearestCityorTown: Menasha
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
ON JUNE 08, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:10 PM, OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A PWC WITH WI REGISTRATION ON LITTLE LAKE BUTTE DES MORTS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 10 BRIDGE IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN. WIFE WAS A PASSENGER ON THE PWC. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON THE PWC WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE THROTTLE. OPERATOR FELL INTO THE WATER WITH HIS ARM RAISED OVER HIS HEAD AND DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. OPERATOR HAD PRIOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INJURY. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE PWC AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND OPERATED THE PWC BACK TO THE NINTH STREET BOAT LANDING IN MENASHA, WI. OPERATOR REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT BEYOND FIRST AID FOR HIS INJURY.


BARDID: WI-2021-0095
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-06-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:50:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Ripley
NearestCityorTown: Oakland
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
PWC 1 WAS BEING OPERATED BY V1 OPERATOR AND HIS PASSENGER. PWC 2 WAS BEING OPERATED BY V2 OPERATOR AND HIS PASSENGER. PWC 2 WAS AHEAD OF PWC 1. INITIALLY THEY WERE PARELLEL HOWEVER THEN THEY BECAME STAGGERED. AS PWC 2 LET OFF THE THROTTLE, THE PWC TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF PWC 1. PWC 2 WAS GOING AROUND APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. PWC 1 WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP. THE PWC'S HIT EACH OTHER WHICH CAUSED EVERYONE TO FALL OFF THE MACHINES. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED ON BOTH MACHINES.


BARDID: WI-2021-0096
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wolf River
NearestCityorTown: Caledonia
County: Waupaca
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING UP RIVER JUST NORTH OF WIELAND'S LANDING WHEN HE STRUCK A STUMP THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE RIVER BED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE COLIC BAYOU WHILE UNDERWAY. OPERATOR'S WIFE, PASSENGER 1, STATED SHE ESTIMATED THE BOAT TO BE TRAVELING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 4 PEOPLE ON THE BOAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THEM ENDURED ANY INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. I SPOKE WITH OPERATOR ON THE PHONE AND INFORMED HIM ABOUT COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING AN OPERATOR INCIDENT REPORT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0097
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Poygan
NearestCityorTown: Poy Sippi
County: Waushara
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
MOTOR HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES AND HAD WORK DONE. FEMALE WAS OPERATING WHILE MALE WAS LISTENING AND CHECKING THE MOTOR. FEMALE STATED THE MOTOR STOPPED. SHE BELIEVED THE MALE DID SOMETHING TO STOP IT. THE MALE THEN JUMPED INTO THE WATER TO LOOK AT THE MOTOR WITH HIS BOOTS AND BLUE JEANS ON WITH HIS WALLET IN HIS POCKET. FEMALE INDICATED IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 4-5 FEET DEEP SO SHE JUMPED IN TO TRY TO HELP HIM AFTER HE DISAPPEARED. SHE COULD NOT HIT THE BOTTOM SO SHE GRABBED BACK ONTO THE BOAT AND YELLED FOR HELP. A PASSERBY PICKED HER UP AND CALLED 911. RESCUE PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE MALE. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00PM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HOOKED THE MALE SUBJECT WITH A FISHING LURE AND HE WAS THEN RECOVERED AND BROUGHT TO SHORE. ALCOHOL IS SUSPECTED TO BE A FACTOR. WAUSHARA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATORY AGENCY.


BARDID: WI-2021-0098
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Lone Rock
County: Richland
WaterConditions: Calm
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
Hit sandbar in low water and Passenger went forward into front seat, went to fire station in Dodgeville and taken by Lone Rock EMS to emergency room.


BARDID: WI-2021-0099
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-07-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Eagle Lake
NearestCityorTown: Eagle River
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator Report Only - I, V1 Owner, was in my condo on the third floor overlooking the dock and saw a pontoon attempting to dock in the slip next to my boat.  The unidentified pontoon came forward over the dock and one of their toons hit the back rear panel of my pontoon.  He pushed the boat off and fled the scene.  We notified Vilas County Sheriff who inspected the damage and issued a BOLO bulletin.  The boat was not found.


BARDID: WI-2021-0100
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-06-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:10:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Pentenwell
NearestCityorTown: Rome
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator Report Only - When drifting/fishing vessel 2 came at us at high speed and did not see our boat.  We jumped out of the boat right before we were hit, side of the boat split open.  Total loss.


BARDID: WI-2021-0101
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:10:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mary
NearestCityorTown: Twin Lakes
County: Kenosha
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT A, BARING WISCONSIN REGISTRATION, OPERATED BY BOAT A OPERATOR. BOAT A HAD A TOTAL OF 5 PASSENGERS INCLUDING THE OPERATOR. BOAT A OPERATOR OPERATED THE BOAT HEADING WEST AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME BOAT A OPERATOR OPERATED THE BOAT. BOAT A OPERATOR WAS LOOKING TO THE REAR TALKING TO HIS PASSENGERS. THE PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT OF THE BOAT BEGAN TO SCREAM, BECAUSE THEY WERE HEADING DIRECTLY TOWARDS A BOAT ATTACHED TO A PIER ON SHORE. BOAT A STRUCK BOAT B BARING WISCONSIN REGISTRATION IN THE RIGHT REAR GUNWALE THAT WAS SITTING IN A BOAT LIFT ATTACHED TO PIER AT INDIAN POINT ROAD TWIN LAKES, WI 53181. BOAT A CAME TO REST AT THE PIER LOCATED AT INDIAN POINT ROAD TWIN LAKES WI 53181. ONE PASSENGER IN BOAT A WAS EJECTED FROM BOAT. NOBODY WAS PRESENT IN BOAT B. BOAT B WAS NOT OCCUPIED AND WAS IN A BOAT LIFT AT INDIAN POINT RD TWIN LAKES, WI 53181


BARDID: WI-2021-0102
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Long Lake
NearestCityorTown: Osceola
County: Fond Du Lac
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE WELL BOAT WAS PULLING TWO TUBES ON LONG LAKE, ONE TUBE HAD ONE OCCUPANT AND THE OTHER TUBE HAD TWO OCCUPANTS. THEY WERE HEADING SOUTH BOUND WHEN THE BOAT OPERATOR MADE A TURN TO HIS STARBOARD SIDE AND STARTED TO TRAVEL NORTHBOUND. THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE OF HIS TURN AND WHIPPED THE TUBES TOWARDS A PIER ON SHORE. AS SOON AS HE SAW HOW CLOSE HE WAS IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE TUB CONTINUED TO TRAVEL INTO THE PIER, INJURING TWO OF THE THREE PEOPLE ON TUBES. THE YOUNGEST PARTY HAD A 2.5 INCH LACERATION, AND A BROKEN ELBOW. THE SECOND PERSON INJURED HAD A MINOR CUT ON HER ELBOW.


BARDID: WI-2021-0103
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:35:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chippewa Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Hunter
County: Sawyer
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOTH BOATS WERE COMING TOWARDS EACH OTHER OPERATING ABOUT HALF THROTTLE. BOTH UNITS WERE TRYING TO AVOID EACH OTHER AND ULTIMATELY COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER AND TE OPERATOR FROM UNIT #1 WAS THROWN FROM THE BOAT. THE PASSENGER FROM UNIT #2 WAS ALSO THROWN FROM THE BOAT. ALL PARTIES DENIED MEDICAL ATTENTION.


BARDID: WI-2021-0104
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:55:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: La Crosse
County: La Crosse
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 SOUTHBOUND APPROACHING MAIN CHANNEL MISSISSIPPI RIVER NO-WAKE ZONE. UNIT 1 BEHIND UNIT 2. UNIT 2 SLOWS DOWN. UNIT 1 CONTINUES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND COLLIDES WITH BACK OF UNIT 2, RAMPS OVER UNIT 2, COMES TO REST ON PORT SIDE OF UNIT 2 WITH OUTBOARD MOTOR STILL IN UNIT 2


BARDID: WI-2021-0105
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Monona
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OWNER STATED HE WAS GAINING SPEED ON HIS BOAT WHEN HE HEARD THE ENGINE HESITATE. SOON, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE INBOARD MOTOR. OPERATOR SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH ON BOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. OWNER SAID HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BUT PLANS TO TAKE IN FOR SERVICE AND INSPECTION. OWNER/OPERATOR WAS NOT INJURED AT ALL. SAFETY/COMPLIANCE CHECK REVEALED FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO THROWABLE PFD ACCESSIBLE. OWNER GIVEN WARNING FOR THOSE VIOLATIONS.


BARDID: WI-2021-0106
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-05-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:47:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Green Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 05-31-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 03:47 PM, DOOR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AIRED A CALL FOR A WATER RESCUE OF TWO INDIVIDUALS ON A BOAT THAT WAS SINKING ON THE BAY OF GREEN BAY APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES OFF THE STONE QUARRY. I WAS AT THE STURGEON BAY DNR OFFICE AT THIS TIME SO RESPONDED WITH STURGEON BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THEIR BOAT WHILE WARDEN 2 RESPONDED FROM POTAWATOMI STATE PARK WITH MY PATROL DONZI. STURGEON BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I ARRIVED ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 04:00 PM. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING PFD'S AND STANDING ON TOP OF THE NITRO Z7 BOAT THAT WAS SITTING JUST ABOVE THE WATER'S SURFACE. BOTH WERE BROUGHT ONTO THE STURGEON BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT BOAT AND TAKEN TO THE STONE QUARRY TO BE CHECKED BY EMS. NO INJURIES REPORTED. I INSTRUCTED OPERATOR TO SUBMIT AN OPERATOR'S REPORT WITHIN 10 DAYS OF 05-31-2021. HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. OPERATOR STATED HE WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE BOAT. THE DUO STATED THEY HAD BEEN FISHING IN THE AREA AND WERE CRUISING TO ANOTHER FISHING LOCATION. THEY WERE HEADING OUT TO THE BAY
FROM THE AREA OF SAWYER HARBOR. AT SOME POINT, THE BOAT CAME OFF OF A WAVE AND PASSENGER OBSERVED WATER FLOODING THE INSIDE OF THE BOAT NEAR THEIR FEET. OPERATOR STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THAT HE OBSERVED FIBERGLASS PEELING OFF THE BOAT. BOTH INSISTED THE BOAT HAD NOT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER OBJECT. DAMAGE TO THE BOAT INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT FIBERGLASS DELAMINATION ON THE PORT SIDE MIDSECTION OF THE BOAT AND SEVERAL STRESS FRACTURES ALONG THE INTERIOR OF THE HULL INCLUDING AREAS ALONG THE PORT AND STARBOARD BOW STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, PORT STERN STORAGE COMPARTMENT, AND STERN LIVE WELL. ACCORDING TO STAFF AT CENTER POINTE MARINA IN STURGEON BAY WI, THIS BOAT IS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN THIS EVENT. END OF REPORT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0107
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:49:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Saint Germain Lake
NearestCityorTown: Saint Germain
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
V1 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A RED LUND WITH V1 PASSENGER ON BOARD. WITH RAIN BEGINNING TO FALL, THEY WERE HEADED BACK TO THEIR CABIN. V1 OPERATOR STRUCK A TAN LUND OCCUPIED BY V2 OPERATOR, V2 PASSENGER 1, V2 PASSENGER 2, AND V2 PASSENGER 3. V1 OPERATOR WAS EJECTED INTO THE WATER AND V1 PASSENGER WAS EJECTED INTO THE TAN LUND, SUSTAINING MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE TAN LUND OPERATED BY V2 OPERATOR HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY, PLACING V1 OPERATOR AT FAULT FOR THE ACCIDENT. VILAS COUNTY ISSUED V1 OPERATOR CITATION FOR WI STAT 30.65(1)(B) - VIOLATE RIGHT ANGLE BOAT APPROACH RULE


BARDID: WI-2021-0108
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ucil Lake
NearestCityorTown: Bagley
County: Oconto
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
WARDEN RESPONDED TO A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL DROWNING ON UCIL LAKE. UPON ARRIVAL WARDEN OBSERVED THE BOAT WAS PARTIALLY CAPSIZED ON THE PORT SIDE. OPERATOR WAS FOUND NEAR THE BOAT DECEASED. OPERATOR'S FISHING GEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET WEST OF THE BOAT. OPERATOR'S BOAT, FISHING GEAR, AND BODY WERE FOUND IN APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FEET OF WATER. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT.


BARDID: WI-2021-0109
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:36:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chetek
NearestCityorTown: Chetek
County: Barron
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING BOAT EASTBOUND ON CHETEK LAKE. SUBJECT STATED HE WAS CONCERNED DOG WAS GOING TO JUMP OUT OF THE BOAT. INDIVIDUAL REACHED FOR DOG, LOST CONTROL OF BOAT, AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE ON SHORE. INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT GIVEN ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT BEYOND GENERAL FIRST AID.


BARDID: WI-2021-0110
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:07:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Middle Eau Claire
NearestCityorTown: Barnes
County: Bayfield
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
V2 OPERATOR WAS ANCHORED AND FISHING FROM A 14 FOOT ALUMINUM MOTORBOAT IN AN OPEN AREA OF MIDDLE EAU CLAIRE LAKE. V1 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A 19 FOOT FIBERGLASS MOTORBOAT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR ON MIDDLE EAU CLAIRE LAKE. V1 OPERATOR WAS LOOKING AT THE GAUGES AND CONTROLS ON THE DASH OF HIS BOAT WHILE OPERATING AND OVER RAN THE 14 FOOT ALUMINUM BOAT. V2 OPERATOR ATTEMPTED ALERT V1 OPERATOR BY STANDING, YELLING AND WAIVING HIS ARMS BUT HE HAD TO JUMP INTO THE WATER TO AVOID THE COLLISION. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE CRASH. I ISSUED V1 OPERATOR A CITATION FOR FAILING TO YIELD WHILE OVERTAKING ANOTHER VESSEL.


BARDID: WI-2021-0111
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Oak Creek
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On July 10th, 2021 at approximately 6:00 p.m., Operator was operating the boat on Lake Michigan leaving Bender Park boat launch. Operator reported the engine stopped working and noticed he ran out of gasoline. Operator was able to float into shore just south of the boat launch and tie off the boat onto the rocks. Operator returned later Saturday night and observed significant damage due to the wind pushing the boat into the rocks. Operator returned Sunday July 11th, 2021 and observed the boat farther south on the shoreline pushed up on the rocks. Operator reported no one was injured during the incident.


BARDID: WI-2021-0112
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-05-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fontana
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS DRIFTING IN THE AREA OF FONTANA OUT FROM GORDY'S WHILE THE SUBJECT WAS STANDING ON THE BACK SWIM PLATFORM. THE SUBJECT STEPPED OVER THE GUNNEL TO REENTER THE BOAT. A WAVE CRASHED INTO THE BOAT CAUSING THE SUBJECT TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. THE SUBJECT FELL ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE BOAT WHERE HE WAS IMPALED WITH A CLEAT BEHIND HIS RIGHT KNEE


BARDID: WI-2021-0113
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-06-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bear Trap Lake
NearestCityorTown: Amery
County: Polk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator report by V1 Operator only
I, V1 Operator, was moving east at 5 MPH, vessel was in no wake mode about 60 ft from shore.  V2 Operator's pontoon was moving around 5-8 MPH from behind me.  His vision was impaired because he had the front (bow) section of his boat cover in place with one prop pole in place.  His boat hit me on my right side 3/4 back from my bow.


BARDID: WI-2021-0116
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2021-09-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Delton
NearestCityorTown: Lake Delton
County: Sauk
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
THE TWO UNITS WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL UP NEXT TO EACH OTHER. UNIT ONE STRUCK UNIT TWO. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT LEFT OF EACH VESSEL.


BARDID: WI-2021-0117
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2021-05-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Waubesa
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator report only 
Went fishing, after done fishing and trailering there was water in the boat.  Damage caused by hitting a rock.


BARDID: WI-2022-0001
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-01-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:36:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: Bloomington
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Sudden medical condition
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
THE HOVERCRAFT OPERATOR TRAVELLED ACROSS THE FROZEN MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND STRUCK A TREE WHICH WAS LOCATED ON AN ISLAND.  THE HOVERCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE BANK OF THE ISLAND, PARTIALLY ON SHORE AND ON THE FROZEN RIVER.  OPERATOR WAS EJECTED FROM HIS SEAT AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TREE, SUSTAINED FATAL HEAD INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH.  CORONER ADVISED THERE WAS LIKELY A MEDICAL EVENT THAT CAUSED OPERATOR TO PASS OUT PRIOR TO THE CRASH CAUSING THE HOVERCRAFT TO CRASH INTO THE TREE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0002
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-04-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:25:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fox Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fox Lake
County: Dodge
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Canoe Capsized upon rough waters.  Occupants were not wearing PFDs and they did not have any on board.  Male operator was located deceased in water on 05-04-22.  Female occupant was rescued, transported and released from medical facility.


BARDID: WI-2022-0003
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:29:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pewaukee Lake
NearestCityorTown: Village of Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
While on routine patrol, i officer was in full duty uniform working for the village of pewaukee police department. I was notified of a boating accident at the dock of beachside boat and bait llc. I arrived on scene and found that a rented boat driven by the above defendant was driven recklessly and fast into a dock after being unable to stop. 

The driver advised that he was pulling up to the dock to get off the boat and had pushed the throttle too hard causing it to hit the dock. Witness reports advise that the driver was doing circles with the boat and driving recklessly both inside and outside the no wake zone near beachside boat and bait llc. The driver was issued two municipal citations for unreasonable and imprudent speed and speed in excess of no wake in a no wake zone. The boat was towed away by beachside boat and bait llc. The total amount believed to be needed to fix the damage was between $10,000 and $11,000.


BARDID: WI-2022-0004
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Wind Point
County: Racine
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/12/2022 at approximately 4:45pm Racine County Sherriff received a report of a sailboat which had washed up on shore near Wind Point. The boat was ashore with the engine still running and nobody on board. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Kenosha Station received a direct phone call from the victim’s wife. The wife stated her husband was sailing from Waukegan to Racine to pick her up and he had not yet arrived as expected. USCG Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Traverse City responded, later locating the deceased victim floating, while wearing a PFD, approximately two miles offshore.


BARDID: WI-2022-0005
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Silver Lake
NearestCityorTown: Wautoma
County: Waushara
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/16/2022 at approximately 9:30am a witness observed the victim beginning to launch a boat at the silver lake boat launch located at the intersection of hwy 21 and hwy 73. Approximately 5 minutes later the witness heard calls for help and observed the victim in the water of silver lake approximately 80 to 100 yards from shore and the victim's boat in the water approximately 40 feet away from the victim. 

The witness swam to the victim and tried to assist them over to the victim's boat but was unsuccessful. Eventually the witness swam to the victim's boat, drove the boat over to the victim, and pulled the victim into the boat. At this point the victim was unresponsive and when first responders arrived at the boat launch they could not revive the victim. The victim's boat was released to family members. Autopsy was completed with no significant findings. Medical examiner stated it could potentially be a "cold water shock" case.


BARDID: WI-2022-0006
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Petenwell Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Armenia
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause3: Weather
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS OF THE BOAT WERE FISHING IN A BAY ON THE ADAMS COUNTY SIDE OF LAKE PETENWELL. THERE WERE HIGH SOUTH EAST WINDS. THE MOTOR WOULD NOT START. THE BOAT BEGAN TO DRIFT ACROSS THE LAKE TO THE JUNEAU COUNTY SIDE. THE BOAT RAN ASHORE ON THE JUNEAU COUNTY SIDE NEAR LONGVIEW LN. THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE BOAT ONTO SHORE WITHOUT INJURY. THE BOAT WAS THEN SWAMPED BY THE LARGE INCOMING WAVES


BARDID: WI-2022-0007
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Black River
NearestCityorTown: Brockway
County: Jackson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Unit 1 was traveling northbound on the Black River.  Unit 1 struck a submerged object in the water.  Unit 1 was driven to shore and towed due to the disabling damage.


BARDID: WI-2022-0009
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Winnebago
NearestCityorTown: Menasha
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
At approximately 4:30pm i was notified by dnr dispatch of a boat crash in neenah. The boat hit rocks and was taking on water but was tied to one of the barges at the racine street bridge construction. I called winnebago dispatch and asked for one of the responding law enforcement units call me when they arrive. I was called by deputy (winnebago so) and i asked he collect contact information for the operator and the registration numbers of the boat. There were no injuries for the crash event. 

Deputy passed along the information for operator and boat. I ran the boat registration in gowild and found the boat had been registered to someone else and expired 3/31/2022. Operator was informed i would be in contact with him. I later called operator and asked to meet with him as he was still at the boat. I met with operator and identified him through driver's license. I confirmed the registration numbers for the boat and it displayed expired registration decals. 

Operator stated he purchased the boat about a year ago and it was federally registered under the name "portland". Operator did not have any of the paperwork for the boat and was asked to provide that to me later. I began the dnr boat crash report for this incident (d6l0g0zlvp). 

I learned operator was operating the boat westbound from lake winnebago into the menasha channel. At approximately the second red channel marker before the racine street bridge operator stated he struck a submerged object and near the rear port side. 

Operator stated the stern raised and the motors revved up. Operator reversed one engine and backed the boat off of the object. Operator then maneuvered the boat along the barge on the north side of the channel and secured the boat to the barge. Operator used a water pump to remove water as it was coming in and flooding the boat. Operator stated there was likely damage to the hull, propeller, shaft, and rudder operator admitted to consuming three beers earlier in the day before the event.


BARDID: WI-2022-0011
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:48:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chippewa Flowage
NearestCityorTown: Hunter
County: Sawyer
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
I, wdnr conservation warden was advised of an angler who suffered lacerations to both upper thighs following a boating incident on 06/04/22 at approximately 5:48 p.m. upon speaking with responding sawyer county deputies the following day, i learned that the victim had gone into the water to retrieve a fishing pole. The victim's adult son began operating the boat and at some point the victim's legs were cut by the prop. The victim was transported via helicopter to a trauma center. Responding deputies did not have reason to believe alcohol was a factor. 

On 6/5/22 i made contact with the operator and victim's son. I was advised that the victim had jumped in to get a fishing pole and at some point his son noticed he was "not doing well". The son told me he tried operating the boat moving it closer to his father. Upon taking the boat out of reverse into neutral while his father was near the back of the boat, the throttle control went past neutral into gear at which time the prop cut the victim's upper legs. 

The operator advised he did not have boater's safety and had not been operating the boat prior to the incident. Neither party was wearing life jackets before or after the incident. The operator told me he had less than 10 hours of boating experience. No citations were issued in this matter.


BARDID: WI-2022-0012
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:18:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pewaukee Lake
NearestCityorTown: Delafield
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE ON ROUTINE PATROL, I WAS NOTIFIED OF A TWO VESSEL ACCIDENT ON PEWAUKEE LAKE. I ARRIVED ON SCENE TO FIND THAT BOTH BOATS WERE IN THE BOAT LAUNCH ATTEMPTING TO BE LOADED ON A TRAILER WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. 

UNIT ONE DRIVER ADVISED THAT HE WAS LINING UP THE BOAT FOR THE TRAILER IN THE WATER AND HAD HIT THE THROTTLE TOO HARD. 

UNIT ONE DRIVER ADVISED THE BOAT THEN LUNGED FORWARD INTO A DOCKED BOAT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO UNIT TWO. 

UNIT TWO DRIVER ADVISED THAT THE HIS BOAT WAS NEVER BEING OPERATED AS IT WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THEN HE WAS STRUCK BY UNIT ONE. BOTH BOATS WERE TRAILERED BY THE OPERATORS. UNIT ONE DRIVER WAS ISSUED AND EXPLAINED ONE CITATION


BARDID: WI-2022-0013
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mills Lake
NearestCityorTown: La Grange
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING ON LAKE MILLS. UNIT 1 HIT A WAVE WHICH CAUSED OPERATOR AND PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM BOAT. UNIT 1 THEN STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLES, STRIKING THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER NOW IN THE WATER. UNIT 1 THEN CAPSIZED.


BARDID: WI-2022-0014
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:27:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: La Crosse
County: La Crosse
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was passenger on a PWC 1 being operated by a 15 yr old male.  PWC 1 made a turning maneuver causing victim to fall off PWC 1 and into water.  Victim was then struck by PWC 2 and suffered fatal injuries.  v2 was being operated by a 15 yr old male and had a juvenile female passenger.  Both PWC’s were boating together.


BARDID: WI-2022-0015
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-06-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:09:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Linn
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/17/22 at approximately 1209 hrs., operator launched unit 1 at linn pier and started cruising northbound towards the north shore when unit 1 stalled for an unknown reason.

A fisherman in the area towed unit 1 back to linn pier and tied it off at which time the operator and passenger noticed water on the deck inside the boat. 

The operator and passenger then exited unit 1 as it continued taking on water. Unit 1 then sunk while tied to linn pier. Unit 1 was removed from the lake and put onto a boat trailer by employees from gage marine and lake marine & rv from woodstock, il. Prior to placing unit 1 on the boat trailer, one of the people working on the barge from gage marine removed the plug to let addition water out of the boat. 

Unit 1 was taken to lake marine & rv. Linn fire department was notified about unit 1 leaking fuel into the lake and did respond to the scene. Linn pd was on scene and advised that dnr was notified. Photos were taken.


BARDID: WI-2022-0016
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Racine
County: Racine
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EB OUT OF RACINE HARBOR INTO LAKE MICHIGAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE SAILS OF THE VESSEL, OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 ACCIDENTALLY PUT VESSEL INTO AUTO PILOT MODE CAUSING A SUDDEN REDIRECTION OF COURSE IN A SOUTHERN COURSE TOWARD KENOSHA WHILE STILL IN RACINE HARBOR. 

OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 WAS UNABLE TO REACT IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION AND FRONT OF UNIT 1 MADE CONTACT WITH ROCK BREAK WALL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HARBOR MOUTH. UNIT 1 WAS TOWED TO RIVERSIDE MARINA VIA TOWBOAT US


BARDID: WI-2022-0017
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Castle Rock Lake
NearestCityorTown: Germantown
County: Juneau
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Unit 2 was stationary with the kids floating in a tube.  Unit 1 at an estimated speed of 30-35 miles per hour collided with the rear of unit 2.


BARDID: WI-2022-0018
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Partridge Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fremont
County: Waupaca
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator reports from both parties only, no officer report
Vessel 1 was cruising on the water and did not see vessel 2 until it was too late to avoid collision.  

The bow of vessel 2 impacted the starboard side of vessel 1, causing the passenger of vessel 2 to be ejected from the boat into the water.


BARDID: WI-2022-0019
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Random Lake
NearestCityorTown: Random Lake
County: Sheboygan
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS TOWING A TUBE OCCUPIED BY two people. BOAT CAME CLOSE TO THE PIER WHEN IT TURNED, SWINGING THE TUBE AROUND AND STRIKING THE END OF THE PIER AT 25+ MPH.


BARDID: WI-2022-0020
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:50:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Red Cedar Lake
NearestCityorTown: Cedar Lake
County: Barron
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat was found floating on the north east shoreline of red cedar lake. The boat was unoccupied with the keys on the floor, throttle in neutral, cell phone on the stern, and wallet on the seat. Victims body was located south of the boat about 800 yards southwest of the boats location.  It is assumed the victim departed the vessel to go swimming. Alcohol is listed as the cause.  The operator had been drinking prior.


BARDID: WI-2022-0021
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:59:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lake Geneva
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Weather
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/21/22 at approximately 1459 hrs., unit 1 was attempting to anchor at big foot beach located in the city of lake geneva, wi when the anchor came loose from their line. Unit 1 started drifting northbound towards another boat and anchor line at which time the victim jumped in the lake from unit 1 to assist with keeping unit 1 from hitting a boat or drift towards the shore. 

While this was occurring, the operator put unit 1 in reverse in an attempt to avoid hitting boats in the area at which time the victim was pulled under water and struck by unit 1 propeller. 

Lake geneva fire and ems did respond to the scene and was able to get the victim out of the water. The victim was taken by ambulance and later flown to condell hospital in libertyville, il for a non-life threatening injury. The witness confirmed the above information regarding how the accident occurred and indicated the boat that unit 1 was drifting towards was his boat and he was helping the victim prior to and after the accident.


BARDID: WI-2022-0022
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:06:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Linn
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/24/22 at approximately 1206 hrs. Unit 1 was traveling e/b near the south shore in the area of pier 752 towing the victim (skier) when a wake from another boat caused the victim to fall while he was skiing. The victim sustained a dislocated shoulder from falling. He and the operator of unit 1 were transported to the lake geneva youth camp pier and transported via ambulance to mercy hospital for medical treatment. I did speak with the operator and passenger and both said they were towing their son (victim) on skis when another boat's wake caused him to fall and dislocate his shoulder.


BARDID: WI-2022-0023
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-04-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:55:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Deer Lake
NearestCityorTown: St Croix Falls
County: Polk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Congested waters
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator report from vessel 1 only.

We were heading toward the boat landing~1:55PM.  That part of the lake was busy. As we came around the point from the main lake I noticed a jet ski with a passenger in the middle of the bay/open area doing aggressive power circles.  

I even mentioned to my son what is that guy thinking there is a lot of boat traffic.  We gave him a wide berth (50-75yds) as he was between us and the boat landing. 20 seconds after passing that area we came off of plane and were traveling ~ 5MPH getting in a cue to load the boat.  

Within a minute of passing the jet ski there was a loud crash and impact and I turn around and see the jet ski that was doing power circles had collided with the rear port side corner of my boat.  The jet ski had missed where my son was sitting by about 12-18". The jet ski was and 1/2 on and half off the port side rail.  Both the operator and rider of the jet ski were in the water 10 yds from the impact.  

Everyone verbally confirmed they were ok.  At that point we called 911.  

After getting the jet ski off my boat the jet ski started taking on water.  

Damage to the jet ski seemed significant.  My boat seemed seaworthy.  Since my bass boat was off plane the jet ski hit the port side corner and rode up the rail instead of a t-bone accident which probably minimized damage to my boat and avoided injury to myself, my son, the jet ski operator and passenger.


BARDID: WI-2022-0024
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Petenwell
NearestCityorTown: Armenia
County: Juneau
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Weather
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat was traveling from Wisconsin river section on the north end of lake petenwell back to the 10th st boat launch. Over the course of the day strong winds from the south had built up and caused heavy waves to build going the length of the lake, some estimated to be 2'-3'. 

As the boat was traveling south back to the launch it ran out of gas approximately one mile directly east of the wilderness park. The operator was unable to keep the bow pointed into the waves while trying to refuel. 

Boat turned sideways and was swamped and sank quickly. Operator and passenger were both wearing life jackets. Operator stated they were in the water for approximately one and a half hours before they were able to flag down a passing boat and were transported back to the launch. No injuries reported. 

Unable to locate the boat due to heavy waves and occupants not able to give an exact location of where it sank. Boat was later located by a fisherman the following day. Only a small portion of the bow was sticking out of the water approximately 3/4 mile east of wilderness park. Tow company was able to remove it from the water


BARDID: WI-2022-0025
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:19:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Shawano Lake
NearestCityorTown: Wescott
County: Shawano
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
DUE TO THE OPERATORS NOT COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION, AND THE ACCIDENT BEING REPORTED ALMOST THREE WEEKS LATER, DYNAMICS OF THE INCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN. BASED ON THE DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY BOTH MACHINES, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE MACHINES COLLIDED CLOSE TO HEAD ON, ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOW OF EACH MACHINE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0026
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Westport
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Weather
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
On monday 5/3/22 i was working marine and trail enforcement for the dane county sheriff's office on lake mendota. I was dispatched to a blue and black pontoon in distress approximately 1/2 a mile outside 3ft bay. I responded and observed a single occupant on the pontoon not wearing a pfd. 

The pontoon had an anchor line out and was missing its engine. I instructed the occupant to retrieve any valuables and put on a pfd. Due to the extreme lake conditions (20mph winds and 5ft waves) it was decided to leave the pontoon anchored until better weather and to retrieve the occupant. 

My partner and i safely transferred the single occupant to our boat. I asked operator if he was alright and if he needed medical attention. Operator refused ems. I asked operator what happened. 

Operator stated he had left home and was headed to the memorial union to pick up friends. Operator stated he was going approximately 20 mph when the bow of the boat crashed into a large wave, took on some water, and alarms began to sound. 

Operator stated he immediately turned off the engine and noticed it no longer attached to the boat and hanging off the back of the boat partially submerged. I asked operator what kind of engine it was. He stated it was what ever came with the boat worth about $30,000. I transported operator to his residence/pier. I advised operator that in addition to my report he needed to go to the dnr web site and complete a self report


BARDID: WI-2022-0027
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: sturgeon bay shipping canal
NearestCityorTown: Green Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06-26-2022, i was advised of a boat fire that had occurred on 06-25-2022 at approximately 05:30 pm at quarterdeck marina in the sturgeon bay shipping canal. The sturgeon bay fire department put the fire out and the boat was relocated to an address on shore. 

I met up with subject1 to look at the boat. Subject1 stated he had purchased the boat a couple weeks prior in the Milwaukee area. He stated he did not do any electrical work to the rear of the boat. He stated he had replaced the steering cable and noted there was some water in the bilge prior to putting it in the water that day. 

He stated when he put the boat in the water, the bilge pump had turned on and off a few times. He had left the boat at the dock for the evening and was later called and advised it had started on fire. He stated someone on the dock had observed the boat smoking and used a fire extinguisher on it.

The sturgeon bay fire department cut a hole in the starboard stern portion of the hull to put out all of the fire and to remove the battery which continued to arc. The boat had severe burn damage to the starboard stern corner. The wiring was melted and cut, the fuel inlet hose and scupper hoses were burned through. It appears as though the fire originated in the area of the starboard stern battery. There was also significant smoke damage to the interior of the cabin and it's contents.


BARDID: WI-2022-0029
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: La Crosse
County: La Crosse
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator report only (limited information)
As I approached the lock/dam from the south in the main channel, I radioed the dam operator and was told that a barge was approaching the lock from the north.  I told the operator I would turn around, head south and return the following day.  

I idled the engine while speaking to the dam operator for about 30 seconds.  Before I could engage the engine and move forward, the rear props struck a submerged rock wall, rendering the boat temporarily inoperable.  

Conservation Warden approached the vessel in his vessel and rendered immediate assistance.  My vessel drifted backwards over the submerged rock wall.  With the warden's assistance, and one propeller working I was able to navigate the vessel to a nearby sane beach, docked it, and all the passengers were safely evacuated to the Wisconsin shoreline by the warden's team.


BARDID: WI-2022-0030
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Kegonsa
NearestCityorTown: Dunn
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/2/2022 i responded to a boat incident that a female injured her neck. Both the operator and complaint were interviewed. They both stated that the complainant stood up and lost her balance while the operator was attempting to get the motor engaged. The complaint fell forward and hit her head/ neck on the seat of the pontoon. Please see my report for more information.


BARDID: WI-2022-0031
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:35:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wolf River
NearestCityorTown: Wolf River
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Congested waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 2 AND UNIT 1 WERE DOCKED. UNIT 1 WAS UN-DOCKING AND COULD NOT MAKE IT AROUND UNIT 2 DUE TO WIND/CURRENT. UNIT 1 STRUCK THE BACK OF UNIT 2. UNIT 1 OPERATOR WAS NOT THE OWNER OF UNIT 1 AND HAD NOT OPERATED UNIT 1 PREVIOUSLY. UNIT OPERATOR LEFT SCENE WITHOUT NOTIFYING LAW ENFORCEMENT.


BARDID: WI-2022-0032
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Legend Lake
NearestCityorTown: Keshena
County: Menominee
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Congested waters
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
From Vessel 2 operator report only, no details in Vessel 1 report.

Other operator was in front of me.  I was going straight and other operator was to my left going in circles.  

I was traveling about 10-15 miles per hour because of the heavy traffic and the waves.  I also had the limiter set because passenger 1 said he did not want to go fast.  

I turned to the right to avoid the area where the other operator was doing circles.  I then veered to the left to avoid getting too close to the shore.  I straightened out my machine.  The other operator had left their circle and that is when the collision occurred.  

No one was thrown from their machines.  Other operator's machine tipped up and began to fill with water, this is when 2 boats stopped and helped.  I drove my jetski to shore.  When we got on shore the other operator apologized and said it was her fault.  I called my father and uncle and when they arrived they once again stated it was her fault.


BARDID: WI-2022-0033
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Stone Lake
NearestCityorTown: Three Lakes
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Weather
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
From operator report
Trying to load boat onto trailer, it was windy.  I had to back up and turn around to miss the pier.  I accidentally pushed the throttle and the boat spun around and hit the end of the pier with the back bottom of the boat.  It all happened so fast, I have been loading boats onto trailers for years this was not new to me.  It was just a freak accident.


BARDID: WI-2022-0034
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Long Lake
NearestCityorTown: Phelps
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
Deputy was on duty for the vilas county sheriffs office in marked squad. I was dispatched to a boat accident on long lake where the skier fell and had a possible broken leg. They brought the injured party back to the shore at their residence. Upon my arrival i met with the operator who advised she was towing her father who was slalom skiing behind the boat while she was operating. 

Upon my arrival medical personal was attending to the skier, who was the operators father and the registered owner of the boat. The male was conscious and cooperative. He described that he fell wrong and when he hit the water he broke his leg. 

The skier was transported to eagle river hospital for treatment. 

Operator advised she was not sure if she had boater safety. Dispatch checked and no record was on file. The operator advised she was towing her father and watching him in the wide angle mirror properly attached to the watercraft. She advised she did not see the fall, but noticed he'd fallen down. When she circled around she discovered he sustained an injury from falling into the water while skiing and transported him back to shore. I issued the operator a written warning and advised she needed to complete boater safety and email me a copy of certificate or she was going to be issued a citation if she failed to comply. The operator advised she comes to the state yearly to operate boats.


BARDID: WI-2022-0035
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Delavan
NearestCityorTown: Delavan
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator Report only:
We were circling in the waverunner for several minutes 30-40 feet off the pier at a low rate of speed when I noticed the pontoon coming right toward us from the right rear of the waverunner.  Attempted to move out of the way when the front right pontoon made contact with the right rear of the waverunner.  Contact was minimal but it caused a gauge through the fiberglass.  No injuries on either vessel occurred.  It was not clear why the operator of the boat did not alter his course to where we had been circling for several minutes.


BARDID: WI-2022-0036
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:10:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Dubay
NearestCityorTown: Dewey
County: Portage
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS BACKING OUT FROM DOCK WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT FULL THROTTLE, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK DOCK. 

DRIVER THEN ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE FORWARD AND TURNED INTO DOCKED UNIT 2. DRIVER THEN LEFT SCENE AT A SPEED OF FASTER THAN SLOW NO WAKE WITHIN FEET OVER OTHER BOATS AND DOCKS AND RETURNED TO SCENE AFTER RENTAL HOURS. 

DRIVER SAID IT WAS ONLY HIS 2ND TIME OPERATING A BOAT AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROLS. THE CRASH WAS WITNESSED BY DB WATERS EMPLOYEE  WHO WAS ASSISTING WITH THE BOAT RENTAL.


BARDID: WI-2022-0037
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Koshkonong
NearestCityorTown: Sumner
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 (GIVE WAY VESSEL) WAS TRAVELING ON PLANE AT APPROXIMATELY 28MPH EAST FROM BUSSEY TOWARD BLACKHAWK POINT. UNIT 2 (STAND ON VESSEL) WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH (IDLE SPEED) FROM SUNSET TO LAKE VIEW. UNIT 1 STRUCK UNIT 2 AT DUSK TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR THE TIME OF DAY CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO BOTH UNITS.


BARDID: WI-2022-0038
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fish Lake
NearestCityorTown: Hancock
County: Waushara
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On 07/16/2022 at approximately 2:10pm waushara county sheriffs department received a 911 call of a boat accident. A pontoon boat was pulling multiple tubers and had three juvenile males on the front of the boat outside of the railings on the front deck along with multiple adults on the boat. 

Statements conclude that there was something that changed the boats momentum slightly and caused two of the three juvenile males to fall in the water. 

Witnesses could hear thumps against the bottom of the boat. As soon as possible the operator cut the power to the motor. The next change in momentum or bump they felt was the victim hitting the motor in some capacity. 

Report that one juvenile male dove deeper and avoided the motor. Multiple people came to assist. They were able to get the victim onto the boat. The victim had a large laceration to his midsection. The boat met law enforcement on shore who then guided first responders. The boy was taken by ambulance to a landing zone and then flighted to uw madison. The juvenile made it to uw hospital alive, but later succumbed to his injuries.


BARDID: WI-2022-0039
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Shawano Lake Outlet
NearestCityorTown: Shawano
County: Shawano
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
From Operator Report
O1 was riding under the trestle and a wake from another watercraft pushed her into a beam
From Officer Report 

THE VICTIM WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND HER FATHER WHO WAS ON A SEPARATE JETSKI. THE FATHER ACCELERATED UNDER THE TRESTLE BRIDGE, LEAVING BEHIND A WAKE. THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO PASS UNDER THE BRIDGE. THE VICTIM WAS TRAVELING 15-20 MPH WHEN SHE MET THE FATHER'S WAKE WHICH PUSHED HER INTO THE SOUTH WESTERN-MOST CONCRETE SUPPORT PILLAR. THE VICTIM WAS EJECTED FROM THE PWC AND LANDED IN THE WATER.


BARDID: WI-2022-0040
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:12:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Lake Butte Des Morts
NearestCityorTown: Menasha
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 7/17/22 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:05HRS, THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE PWC TOWARDS THE PWC LIFT NEAR THEIR RESIDENCE. WHEN THE VICTIM WAS IN APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET OF WATER THEY STOPPED USING THE THROTTLE AND TURNED THE HANDLES TO MAKE A SHARP TURN TOWARDS THE LIFT. WHEN THE VICTIM TURNED THE HANDLES, THE PWC FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE AND THE OPERATOR FELL OFF. THE VICTIM'S TYPE 5 LIFE JACKET AUTOINFLATED WHEN THE VICTIM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. THE VICTIM WAS NOT INJURED AT THIS POINT. THE VICTIM BEGAN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE LIFT AND TOWED THE PWC WHILE SWIMMING. WHEN THE VICTIM WAS IN APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET OF WATER NEXT TO THE LIFT, THEY BEGAN TO FEEL FAINT AND COULD NOT BREATH. THE VICTIM LET GO OF THE PWC AND PASSED OUT. THE VICTIM'S SPOUSE AND DAUGHTER WERE ABLE TO PULL THE VICTIM TO SHORE AND CPR WAS ADMINISTERED. THE VICTIM WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. BLOODWORK CONFIRMED A HEART ATTACK DID NOT OCCUR AND THE VICTIM PASSED OUT DUE TO THE INFLATED LIFE JACKET RESTRICTING THE VICTIM'S AIR SUPPLY. THE VICTIM WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 07/18/22. THE MANUFACTURE LABEL ON THE LIFE JACKET ADVISED THE PFD WAS NOT APPROVED FOR USE ON PERSONAL WATER CRAFTS.


BARDID: WI-2022-0041
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:42:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Holcombe
NearestCityorTown: Lake Holcombe
County: Chippewa
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE WAKE BOARDER UP ON THE WATER BY GIVING THE INITIAL PULL. WAKE BOARDER FELL PRIOR TO EVEN GETTING UP AND INJURED THEIR LEG. FAMILY OF INJURED WAKE BOARDER ASSISTED FOR INJURY. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT SHE HAS PRIOR LEG INJURIES


BARDID: WI-2022-0042
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Plum Lake
NearestCityorTown: Town of Plum Lake
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME, I DEPUTY OF THE VILAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A BOATING INCIDENT NEAR THE PLUM LAKE BOAT LANDING, SAYNER, VILAS COUNTY, WI. IT WAS REPORTED TO THE VILAS COUNTY DISPATCH CENTER THAT A 24 YEAR OLD FEMALE, FELL OFF A SKIING PYRAMID AND HAS PELVIC PAIN. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT SHE IS CONSCIOUS, BREATHING, AND STABLE. UPON ARRIVING ON SCENE I MADE CONTACT WITH THE INJURED FEMALE PARTY WHO AT THIS TIME WAS HAVING HER NECK STABILIZED. ANOTHER SKIER WAS STABLING THE INJURED FEMALES NECK AND PROVIDED ME WITH THE INFORMATION. SHE STATED THAT THEY WERE SKIING AND IN A LARGER PYRAMID THEN WHAT THEY NORMALLY WOULD DO. SHE STATED THE INJURED FEMALE SKIER WAS NEAR THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID WHEN SHE COLLAPSED UNSURE OF THE REASON WHY. BUT WAS SUSPECTED OF HITTING A SKI ON HER WAY DOWN AND ANOTHER SKIER FALLING ON TOP. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A SKI SHOW IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT AND THE REGISTRATION BUT BY THIS TIME THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED ON SCENE AND I ASSISTED THEM. SHE WAS THEN LATER TRANSPORTED TO MARSHFIELD MEDICAL CENTER FOR EVALUATION. I REMAINED ON SCENE AND SPOKE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE PLUM LAKE SKI-TERS. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT NEEDS TO SELF REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE DNR WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS


BARDID: WI-2022-0043
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fontana
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
On 08/05/22 at approximately 0919 hrs., commander received an email from the fontana police department about a hit and run boating accident that occurred in  gas pier on 07/04/22 at 0200 hrs. On 08/10/22, i was provided with a copy of incident report 22-002944 that was completed by fontana police department regarding this crash. Upon reviewing the report it was determined that chief and officer were conducting foot patrol near on 07/04/22 at approximately 0200 hrs. When they heard a boat crashing into another boat. Upon these officers going out to the gas pier where the crash occurred, they observed unit 1 which was a white boat with registration leaving the scene. 

Officers yelled out for unit 1 to stop but it did not. Officers then met with the owner of unit 2 which was unoccupied and properly tied off with both the front and rear lines attached to the end of the gas pier. Officers also made contact with three people associated with unit 1 and none of them would advise who was operating unit 1 at the time of the accident. 

The people they spoke with associated with unit 1. I spoke with the owner of unit 1 and asked him who was operating his boat at the time of this crash at which time he said that nobody was in the drivers seat. Owner of unit 1 advised that he heard from another that the throttle was accidently hit when occupants were getting into unit 1. I called him and left a message for him to call me. I called another and he did not have any information to assist with this investigation. At this time the operator of unit 1 and number of occupants on unit 1 are still unknown. Chief and officer took photos of the damage to units 1 and 2.


BARDID: WI-2022-0044
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:50:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fox River
NearestCityorTown: Oshkosh
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with commercial vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Inadequate onboard navigation lights
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM ON THE FOX RIVER SOUTH, IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY CITY OF OSHKOSH. UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELING UPSTREAM. IT WAS REPORTED BY OCCUPANTS OF UNIT 1 AND OBSERVED ON VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM NEARBY BRIDGES, UNIT 2 MADE RECKLESS MANEUVERS PRIOR TO TRAVELING STRAIGHT TOWARD UNIT 1 FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. JUST BEFORE IMPACT, UNIT 2, WITH NO NAVIGATION LIGHTS ACTIVATED, APPEARED TO ATTEMPT TO MISS UNIT 1. 

UNIT 2 STRUCK UNIT 1 FRONT PORT TO FRONT PORT. AFTER COLLISION UNIT 2 TRAVELED AWAY FROM UNIT 1 UPSTREAM BEFORE TURNING DOWNSTREAM. UNIT 2 WAS SEEN TRAVELING BACK TOWARD UNIT 1 AND DID NOT STOP TO RENDER AID OR REPORT
ACCIDENT. UNIT 2 TRAVELED TO THE MOUTH OF THE FOX RIVER DOWNSTREAM BEFORE THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 2 TURNED OFF THE CABIN LIGHTS; DROPPED OFF 4 OF THE SEVEN OCCUPANTS ON THE NORTH SHORE, AND PILOTED OUT INTO THE OPEN LAKE (WINNEBAGO). UNIT 1 MADE IT TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE FOX RIVER AND UNLOADED ITS OCCUPANTS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE WISCONSIN ST BRIDGE AND OREGON ST BRIDGE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0045
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:55:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Beulah
NearestCityorTown: East Troy
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR was the SOLE OCCUPANT OF UNIT 2. v2 had two people onboard, including a juvenile passenger.  BOTH VESSELS LEFT THE SANDBAR AND WERE OPERATING ON PLANE. UNIT 1 FOLLOWED BEHIND UNIT 2 AT ABOUT 20 - 30FT. UNIT 2 MADE AN ABRUPT TURN AND DECELERATION. UNIT 1 STRUCK THE STARBOARD SIDE OF UNIT 2. THE BOW OF UNIT 1 RODE UP ONTO UNIT 2. Operator2 WAS EJECTED FROM UNIT 2 WHEN STRUCK BY UNIT 1.  He died from trauma.


BARDID: WI-2022-0046
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:38:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Wisconsin
NearestCityorTown: Lodi
County: Columbia
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
From Operator report
Was headed back to trailer the jetski.  Individual who came with other people wanted to ride so others followed with their boat.  We were doing a lap around the lake, victim fell off at one point, got her back aboard.  When I went to accelerate she immediately fell off the back and was injured by the water jet.  I saw blood in the water and immediately jumped off to help her onto the other boat.  Then we called 911.  She had emergency Surgery, spent 5 days in the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.


BARDID: WI-2022-0047
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Butte Des Mort
NearestCityorTown: Oshkosh
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF U1 STATED HE WAS COMING INTO SHORE TO SEE IF A FRIEND WAS ON SHORE. HE NOTICED HE WAS NOT AND HE TURNED BOAT TO GO AWAY FROM SHORE. OPERATOR THEN COLLIDED WITH A DOCK AND BOAT LIFT. OPERATOR STATED HIS SPEEDS WERE 15 MPH AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT WIND. WEATHER REPORTS STATE 5-8 MPH WINDS. OPERATOR LEFT THE SCENE AND BROUGHT HIS BOAT INTO BOATHOUSE NEARBY AND DID NOT NOTIFY AUTHORITIES OF ACCIDENT. DOCK WAS COMPLETELY FLIPPED OVER AND LIFT SUBMERGED IN THE WATER.


BARDID: WI-2022-0048
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: St Croix Lake
NearestCityorTown: Solon Springs
County: Douglas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
From operator report

Operator was cruising at approximately 30 MPH, hit wake from passing boat, operator was launched into the air, came back down and jarred her back


BARDID: WI-2022-0049
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:56:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mary
NearestCityorTown: Twin Lakes
County: Kenosha
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
Injured WAS PERFORMING IN A SKI SHOWS AS PART OF THE WEEKLY WATER SHOW. HE WAS BEING TOWED BY UNIT 1 AT 32 MPH AND BEING PULLED OVER A 5 1/2 FOOT JUMP RAMP. He SLID OUT ON THE RAMP AND LANDED ON HIS SIDE IN THE WATER. AT THE TIME OF THE CALL HE APPEARED NOT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE HIS FEET AND DID NOT HAVE FEELING IN THEM. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION AND WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM THE FOLLOWING DAY HE SAID HE MAY HAVE A CRACK IN A DISC IN HIS NECK, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE. HE STATED THE HOSPITAL RAN SOME TESTS AND SCANS ON THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT AND HE WAS RECEIVING CHIROPRACTIC AND
ACUPUNCTURE-RELATED CARE FROM THE TEAM DOCTOR. THE BOAT OPERATOR, WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE OPERATOR INCIDENT REPORT AND INSTRUCTED HOW TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT IT.


BARDID: WI-2022-0050
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:46:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Town of Linn
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
On 07/22/22 at 1249 hrs., geneva lake law enforcement agency was dispatched for a male pnb that had just been pulled from the lake. Upon arriving, lifesaving measures were being performed on the operator by town of linn and lake geneva ems personnel. I spoke with the operator's spouse/witness who advised that while sitting on pier she observed the operator traveling eastbound on a paddle board without wearing a pfd when a wake from a boat caused him to fall off the board and into the lake. 

Subject said she saw the operator hanging onto the paddle board however another wake caused him to let go of the board at which time he started to struggle and went underwater. Subject said she started yelling for help at which time an unknown male and two females came running to her location on pier 783. 

The two females then jumped into the lake and was able to retrieve the operator who was underwater and bring him to shore. According to subject, the operator did have a pfd on the paddle board but wasn't wearing it. 

According to witnesses, they heard subject screaming for help at which time they ran to her location and jumped into the lake and was able to retrieve the operator who was underwater. They both indicated that they did not see the operator fall off the paddle board or did they see him go underwater. They were able to locate the operator based on subject's account as to where she saw him go underwater. The operator was located approximately 100 ft. East of pier 783. The operator was taken from the scene were lifesaving measures were being performed and placed in an ambulance to wait for the medical examiner to arrive.


BARDID: WI-2022-0052
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:10:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Iron Lake
NearestCityorTown: Hughes
County: Bayfield
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 7/23/2022 Operator WAS OPERATING A BOAT ON IRON LAKE. Operator WAS PULLING A "TUBE-AGON". THE TUBE WENT UNDERWATER AND THE BOAT SLOWED DRASTICALLY. AS THE BOAT SURGED, THE TOW ARM SNAPPED AND STRUCK A BOAT OCCUPANT, CAUSING HER TO BE INJURED.


BARDID: WI-2022-0053
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Nagawicka
NearestCityorTown: Delafield
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT ONE WAS TRAVELING ON NAGAWICKA LAKE WITH FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND TWO PASSENGERS ON A PULLED-BEHIND TUBE. WHILE TRAVELING UNIT ONE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER BOAT'S WAKE CAUSING THE PASSENGERS OF THE TUBE TO BE COME AIRBORNE. ONE OF THE TUBE'S PASSENGERS WAS INJURED UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TUBE AGAIN. ALL PASSENGERS CONTINUED ON LAKE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR BEFORE RETURNING TO SHORE AND SUMMONING MEDICAL TREATMENT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE ON THE LAKE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.


BARDID: WI-2022-0054
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Green Lake
NearestCityorTown: Green Lake
County: Green Lake
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Improper anchoring
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30PM ON 7/23/2022 THE OWNER AND OPERATOR UNTIED THEIR 22' CATALINA SAILBOAT FROM THE PIER AT MARINA. THE INCOMING STORM BLEW THE SAILBOAT IN BETWEEN DOCK A AND DOCK B AT THE MARINA. THE SAILBOAT TRAVELED NORTH ALONG DOCK B DAMAGING
MOTORS ON THREE BOATS, THEN DRIFTED EAST DAMAGING MOTORS ON TWO ADDITIONAL BOATS ON DOCK A. THE BOAT WAS EVENTUALLY TIED PORT SIDE TO THE END OF DOCK A. PAINT TRANSFER AND FIBER GLASS DAMAGE ON THE SAILBOAT WAS ALSO DOCUMENTED.


BARDID: WI-2022-0055
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:53:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Monona
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
As the operator traveled on the lake with his passengers, the boat made an abrupt left turn.  This turn caused the occupants to lose their footing and ejected the operator.  The operator was located later that date by the dive team in about 65 feet of water.


BARDID: WI-2022-0057
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:43:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Irogami
NearestCityorTown: Marion
County: Waushara
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
REPORT OF 2 PWC CRASH ON LAKE IROGAMI. SUBJECT WITH BROKEN LEG AT BOAT LANDING ON LAKE IROGAMI. OPERATOR OF UNIT #1 STATED HE WAS OPERATING YAMAHA PWC SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AND DO A TAIL WHIP, AND WHEN HE DID SO THE OTHER PWC WAS RIGHT THERE AND STRUCK HIM. OPERATOR OF UNIT #2 STATED HE WAS FOLLOWING UNIT #1 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE TURNED, AND I TRIED TO AVOID HIM, BUT THESE THINGS GO 60 MPH. UNIT #2 T-BONED UNIT #1 IN THE STARBOARD SIDE, CAUSING INJURY TO OPERATOR AND PASSENGER ABOARD UNIT #1. DAMAGE TO UNITS CONSISTENT WITH OPERATORS' DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH.


BARDID: WI-2022-0058
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Winnebago
NearestCityorTown: Brothertown
County: Calumet
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE RENTAL PONTOON BOAT WAS ANCHORED AND O1 WAS OPERATING ONE OF TWO RENTAL PWCS. O1 WAS OPERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE APPROACHING THE PONTOON. HE CLAIMED HE HIT TWO WAVES AND LOST CONTROL, JUMPING OFF THE PWC BEFORE IMACT. THE PWC BOW IMPACTED THE PONTOON MOTOR ALMOST HEAD ON AND O1 JUMPED TO THE PORT SIDE OF THE PWC. O1 WAS OPERATING THE PWC AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED, LIKELY OVER 35 MILES PER HOUR PRIOR TO JUMPING FROM THE PWC AND IMPACT. THERE WERE NO KNOWN REPORTABLE INJURIES. THE OTHER'S LISTED WERE ON THE ANCHORED PONTOON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF witness, WHO WAS OPERATING THE OTHER PWC AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT PART OF THE INCIDENT.


BARDID: WI-2022-0059
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Castle Rock Lake
NearestCityorTown: Quincy
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Throttle
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS OPERATING ON CASTLE ROCK LAKE HEADING TOWARDS THE BRIDGE ON CTH Z ON THE ADAMS COUNTY SHORELINE. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 STATED THE THROTTLE STUCK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN. OPERATOR TOLD PASSENGERS TO JUMP OFF AS THEY WERE HEADING TOWARDS THE ROCK SHORELINE JUST NORTH OF THE BRIDGE. ALL OCCUPANTS JUMPED OFF THE PWC AND THE PWC CONTINUED INTO THE ROCKS CAUSING THE DAMAGE. PWC PARTIALLY SUNK AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST LAUNCH BY A PASSERBY WHO ALSO TRANSPORTED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE PWC.


BARDID: WI-2022-0060
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:41:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Cleveland
County: Manitowoc
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON LAKE MICHIGAN AT CRUISING SPEEDS AT THE ABOVE LOCATION AS IT APPROACHED THE REAR OF UNIT 2 WHICH WAS TROLLING SOUTH BOUND. UNIT 2 STEERED OUT OF THE PATH OF UNIT 1 AS UNIT 1 COLLIDED WITH THE FISHING GEAR OF UNIT 2. UNIT 1 CONTINUED SOUTH BOUND CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE FISHING GEAR OF UNIT 2. UNIT 2 CAME TO REST FACING SOUTH BOUND. UNIT 1 CONTINUED SOUTH BOUND WITHOUT STOPPING.


BARDID: WI-2022-0061
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:22:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Muscoda
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON JULY 31,2022, THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 WAS ON THE WISCONSIN RIVER AT PAFFENRATH SLOUGH NEAR MUSCADA IN GRANT COUNTY, WI. THE OPERATOR WAS ON THE RIVER TO FISH. THE OPERATOR WENT MISSING FROM UNIT 1 DURING AN UNKNOWN EVENT AND DROWNED. THE OPERATOR WAS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 7:34 PM ON THE SAME DATE AND WAS DECEASED. THE OPERATOR WAS NOT WEARING A PFD.


BARDID: WI-2022-0062
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Monona
NearestCityorTown: Monona
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
From Operator Report
Fishing (drifting/no motor propulsion) and saw a boat going between 40 and 50 MPH heading between my boat and shore.  The boat made a turn towards his boat, operator tried to get the boat's attention but couldn't.  Braced for impact by curling up in a fetal position on the bottom of his boat, was lifted into the air and landed back down causing injury.  The operator of the other boat did not let off the throttle until after impact.


BARDID: WI-2022-0063
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Poupart Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lac Du Flambeau
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause2: Weather
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
From operator report
As I was bringing the tuber into drop her off a large wave and big gust of wind  blew the tube into the dock causing a laceration to the tuber's chin.


BARDID: WI-2022-0064
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rest Lake
NearestCityorTown: Manitowish Water
County: Vilas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
WATER SKIER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A DOCK START BEHIND SKI BOAT. AS BOAT ACCELERATED AWAY FROM THE DOCK, SKIER LOST CONTROL AND FELL INTO THE WATER, INJURING HER BACK. TRANSPORTED BY EMS TO THE HOSPITAL.


BARDID: WI-2022-0065
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:27:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Round Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fifield
County: Price
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
DURING THE PROCESS OF DOCKING THE VICTIM PASSENGER FELL FROM THE BOAT AND WAS INJURED BY THE BOAT PROPELLER.


BARDID: WI-2022-0066
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mary
NearestCityorTown: Twin Lakes
County: Kenosha
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Congested waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
O1 REPORTED A BOAT ACCIDENT IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF LAKE MARY NEAR A SAND BAR, WHICH IS A POPULAR AREA FOR BOATS TO ANCHOR AND PEOPLE TO SWIM. He STATED THAT HE AND occupant WERE ON HIS BOAT (UNIT 1) WHICH WAS ANCHORED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO NUMEROUS OTHER BOATS NEAR THE SAND BAR. Swimmer  HAD BEEN ON THE BOAT BUT WAS IN THE WATER AT THE TIME. A PONTOON BOAT OPERATED BY O2 (UNIT 2) CAME INTO THE AREA ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE BOATS. 

UNIT 2 WAS DRIFTING AND STRUCK THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF UNIT 1. O1 STATED THAT HE BELIEVED O2 PANICKED AT THAT TIME AND "GUNNED IT" CAUSING UNIT 2 TO SPIN AROUND AND STRIKE THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF UNIT 1. Individual WAS EJECTED FROM UNIT 1 AT THAT TIME BUT NOT INJURED. O1 STATED O2 WAS APOLOGETIC AND SAID HE THOUGHT THE ANCHOR WAS DOWN. THEY EXCHANGED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE INFORMATION AND O1 AND HIS PASSENGERS LEFT. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE O2 AND UNIT 2 LATER AT AROUND 7 P.M. O2 STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS BOATS IN THE AREA OF THE SAND BAR DRIFTING AND ANCHORED. HE WAS NAVIGATING THROUGH THE BOATS AND REVERSED A LITTLE TO AVOID A BOAT. A BOAT BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF HIM WAS DRIFTING AND HE APPLIED THE THROTTLE FORWARD, WHICH HE SAID WAS TOUCHY, AND THE FRONT LEFT OF THE PONTOON BOAT HE WAS OPERATING HIT THE FRONT RIGHT PART OF O1's BOAT.


BARDID: WI-2022-0067
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:10:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Buttes Des Morts
NearestCityorTown: Winneconne
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE CALLER INDICATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE INJURIES WHEN THE BOAT STRUCK A BREAK WALL SOUTHEAST OF TERRELL ISLAND IN SAMERS BAY ON LAKE BUTTE DES MORTS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF OMRO. PERSONNEL FROM THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, OMRO RUSHFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT, OMRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, WISCONSIN STATE
PATROL, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE OSHKOSH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. 
ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE 19-FOOT SEA RAY WERE RESCUED BY THE OMRO FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE BOAT. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO SHORE AT THE BUTTE DES MORT CONSERVATION CLUB TERRELL'S ISLAND FACILITY.
THREE OF THE BOAT OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO AURORA MEDICAL CENTER IN OSHKOSH WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE TWO FEMALE PASSENGERS, A 28-YEAR-OLD FROM OSHKOSH AND A 66-YEAR-OLD FROM OSHKOSH WERE TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THEIR CURRENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT, A 38-YEAR-OLD MALE FROM OSHKOSH WAS ALSO TREATED AND RELEASED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. HE WAS PROCESSED FOR OPERATING A BOAT WHILE INTOXICATED CAUSING INJURY.


BARDID: WI-2022-0068
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:45:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Minocqua
NearestCityorTown: Minocqua
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING SOUTH EAST ON LAKE MINOCQUA COMING FROM THE THIRTY WHALE. WHILE APPROACHING THE HWY 51 BRIDGE THE OPERATOR FAILED TO SLOW IN THE SNW ZONE. THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF BOAT STRUCK A BRIDGE PILLAR THROWING THE OPERATOR INTO THE PILLAR RESULTING IN A FATAL HEAD INJURY.


BARDID: WI-2022-0069
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:25:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lake Geneva
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON AUG 6 2022 AT APPROXIMATLY 1525 MYSELF OFFICER AND OFFICER RESONDED TO A CALL OF A WATER RESCUE. WE RESPONDED FROM FONTANA AREA. UPON ARRIVAL THE BOAT HAD ARRIVED AT THE PIER IN LAKE GENEVA. OFFICERS AND EMS WERE ON SCENE TENDING to victim. I GATHERED AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND THE OCCUPANTS JUST PRIOR TO HIM BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. FROM ALL ACCOUNTS he SWAM AFTER HIS DAUGHTER WHO WAS IN THE WATER SWIMMING. SHE HAD GOTTEN TOO FAR FROM THE BOAT BUT WAS WERAING A LIFE VEST. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE BOAT WITH HIS DAUGHTER HE HAD TAKEN ON WATER AND WAS NOT FEELING WELL. 911 WAS CALLED AND SOON AFTER EMS ARRIVED HE BEGAN TO REGURGITATE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.


BARDID: WI-2022-0070
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:57:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Dell Prairie
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with commercial vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
On Wednesday, 08/10/22 I was operating a pontoon with my family and friends on the Wisconsin River known as the Upper Dells. Approximately ten minutes into our routine I proceeded East toward the Adam County shoreline where the large boats from the Dells boat tours routinely pull into known as Witches Gulch. I noticed a camouflage jet boat that was paralleling the shore and heading North approximately 200-300 yards from my location. I continued east and approached an area where I started to turn the pontoon to make a U-turn and return back across the water to our sandbar located on the west side. I estimate my speed my pontoon coming out of the turn to be approximately 10-15 miles an hour at the time. I checked my surroundings coming out of the turn and noticed the direction of travel in order to get back across to the sandbar where our friends were located. I looked to the port and then cleared the area to the stem to insure I was a good distance from the shoreline before I proceeded across the water. As I started to proceed west I looked again ahead towards the direction of travel and all of a sudden a large camouflage boat that had floated into the path I was traveling as it's momentum was carrying the boat south.  As I tried to pull back on the throttle we collided with the port side of the other boat and almost directly located in the middle of the side as it's momentum continued moving slowly towards the south in the water. My pontoon almost struck boat squarely but most of the impact was absorbed by the starboard side of the bow. The impact sent all passengers along with me forward in our pontoon. One of my passengers, hit the floor hard and immediately appeared to have hit her head and was grasping her left arm near her elbow.I did hear the captain of the other boat ask his passengers if everyone was alright and I could hear and see them giving him a thumbs up and saying they were o.k.  At approximately 3: 10 p.m. we returned to our sandbar. Occupant was complaining of a potential head injury and left arm injury which were able to ice down.
There were 54 total people on board the jetboat, no injuries.


BARDID: WI-2022-0071
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:35:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Whitewater Lake
NearestCityorTown: Whitewater
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
On july 11th, 2022, at approximately 3:34 pm i, wisconsin department of natural resources (wdnr) conservation warden, while dressed in full uniform with badge displayed, responded to a call of a possible drowning at the south end of whitewater lake, walworth county, wi. When arrived on scene i was met by a witness. She filled me in on the initial details. I later interview witness1 and below i have listed the summarized details of the incident: witness1 stated that her father had been outside their house when he heard someone calling for help. 

Subject2 saw a person in the water calling for help. Witness1 stated it took them a while to get their boat off the lift and reach subject3. By the time they located subject3, he was unresponsive, floating on his stomach, face down. Witness1 and subject4 both did cpr on subject3 as they were transporting him back to the dock. Witness1 could hear water as they were breathing into him during cpr. Witness1 estimated that her and subject4 had been doing cpr for approximately 10 minutes. Once ems arrived, they told witness1, subject4, and subject2 to go up to the house. Water conditions were choppy less than one foot waves and windy. Subject3 was completely unconscious, fingertips were blue, tongue was sticking out. Witness1's nephew jumped on subject3's boat and towed it in with a pwc. Subject2 heard subject3 yelling for help two times and he estimated subject3 was about 40 yards from the boat at that time. Subject3's boat was facing in the opposite direct from where he was located. (engine facing subject3). The boat was not running. Both side doors were open and subject3 was fully clothed wearing a t-shirt and shorts. Once ems arrived they continued cpr and transported subject3 to the hospital. Multiple other officers and i looked over subject3's boat and found the following: subject3's cell phone, eyeglasses, crocs and a pfd. The boat was released to whitewater pd.


BARDID: WI-2022-0072
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-08-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:35:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Embarrass River
NearestCityorTown: New London
County: Outagamie
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
AT APPROXIMATELY 5:35PM ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022, Operator WAS OPERATING HIS LOWE MOTORBOAT.  Operator STATED HE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN HE STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT. THE OBJECT WAS FOUND TO BE A WOOD BRIDGE THAT HAD BROKEN FREE AND FLOATED DOWN THE RIVER. THE LOWER UNIT OF THE MOTOR STRUCK THE BRIDGE CAUSING THE STERN OF THE BOAT TO RISE OUT OF THE WATER. Operator STATED THE BOAT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE YARDS BEFORE THE MOTOR TURNED OFF. HE THEN LOWERED THE TROLLING MOTOR SO HIS SON COULD FISH. Operator AND HIS SON FISHED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND USED THE TROLLING MOTOR TO RETURN TO THE NEW LONDON BOAT LAUNCH.


BARDID: WI-2022-0073
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-08-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Browns Lake
NearestCityorTown: Burlington
County: Racine
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
While driving the boat, on the traffic lane side of the buoys, operator looked back to see the tubers behind his boat and as he looked forward again he hit the engine of the pontoon boat on the lift and ended up crashing into a neighboring pier.


BARDID: WI-2022-0074
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:08:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Wisconsin
NearestCityorTown: West Point
County: Columbia
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
HUSBAND AND WIFE WERE COMING INTO A DOCK NEAR THE FERRY TO GO TO THE ICE CREAM SHOP. WIFE REACHED OUT TO ONE OF THE DOCK POLES TO HOLD THE BOAT TO THE DOCK. WAVE ACTION PUSHED THE BOAT HARD INTO THE DOCK. HER ARM GOT IN BETWEEN THE BOAT AND DOCK AND BROKE A BONE IN THE FOREARM JUST ABOVE THE LEFT WRIST. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED SAME DAY.


BARDID: WI-2022-0075
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:58:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tomahawk Lake
NearestCityorTown: Minocqua
County: Oneida
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OCCUPANTS NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT OPENED THE COMPARTMENT AND THE SMOKE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THEN THE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. BOTH OCCUPANTS JUMPED INTO THE WATER AND WERE UNINJURED. THE BOAT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT FIRE DAMAGE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. DAMAGE WAS TOO SIGNIFICANT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, THOUGH IT IS SUSPECTED EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. THE OCCUPANTS STATED THAT THEY THOUGHT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN MAKING AN ODD NOISE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.


BARDID: WI-2022-0076
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Superior
NearestCityorTown: Ashland
County: Ashland
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
HOMEOWNER FOUND A BOAT WASHED UP ON SHORE THE MORNING OF 08/08/2022. WINESSES REPORTED THE BOAT ON THE WATER THE DAY BEFORE. BOAT SHOWED INDICATIONS THAT THE PARTY WAS FISHING, WITH LINES OUT THE OUTBOARD MOTOR IN GEAR AND THE KEY ON. BOAT OWNERS VEHICLE AND BOAT TRAILER WERE LOCATED AT 2ND LANDING BOAT LAUNCH. FAMILY CONFIRMED HE WAS MISSING. BOAT OWNER/VICTIM WAS LOCATED DECEASED ON SHORE ON 08/11/2022. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT HE HAD BEEN IN THE WATER AND HAD SURFACED SOME HOURS BEFORE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0078
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Delton
NearestCityorTown: Lake Delton
County: Sauk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Person struck by vsl equipment
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Improper anchoring
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
THE 4 PASSENGERS WERE ANCHORED ON LAKE DELTON TO WATCH THE SUN SET. THE OPERATOR DROPPED ANCHOR AND TIED OFF WITH ABOUT 10 TO 12 FEET OF LINE OUT. THE OPERATOR TIED OFF ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOAT TO A CLEAT THAT WAS ROUGHLY IN LINE WITH THE REAR BENCH SEAT. AFTER DECIDING TO GO UNDER WAY, THE OPERATOR FORGOT TO PULL THE ANCHOR. THE BOAT HAD HAD JUST STARTED TO GET UP ON PLANE HAVING TRAVELED AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE WHEN THE ANCHOR SWUNG UP OUT OF THE WATER AND HIT occupant IN THE HEAD. occupant WAS SEATED IN THE CENTER OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT.


BARDID: WI-2022-0079
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
From operator report only:
Was coming up on plain at a slow speed.  Passenger was in front seat and blocked my view from red buoy.  It was very foggy and I side swiped red buoy.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WI-2022-0080
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:50:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wisconsin River
NearestCityorTown: Dell Prairie
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Collision with commercial vessel
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE WISCONSIN RIVER. I RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND INTERVIEWED WITNESSES. BASED ON PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND WITNESS STATEMENTS, I DISCOVERED UNIT 1 (CROWN LINE BOAT) WAS OPERATED BY O1 TRAVELING INTO WITCHES GULCH AROUND 32 MPH. She COLLIDED WITH THE CLIFF FACE ADJACENT TO THE DELLS BOAT COMPANY DOCK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE GULCH. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE OPERATOR WAS LYING FACE UP FOOT TOWARDS THE BOW OF THE BOAT WITH AN APPARENT HEAD INJURY. THE BOAT HAVING LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOMENTUM BUT STILL IN GEAR THEN DEFLECTED OFF THE CLIFF FACE AND COLLIDED WITH A DELLS BOAT COMPANY TOUR BOAT (UNIT 2). 

Operator 1 HAD A INJURY TO HER HEAD. Occupant WAS ON BOAT THE TOUR BOAT AND WAS HIT WITH A PIECE OF DEBRIS IN THE HEAD. THE TOUR BOAT HAD 62 PASSENGERS ABOARD AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION - NOT EVERYONES INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED OR DOCUMENTED. O1 WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HER INJURIES BUT WAS RELEASED THAT EVENING. Witness CONTACTED ME ON 8/20/22 AT 7:58PM STATING HE ASSISTED O1 IN THE BOAT AND STATED HIS BACK AND NECK HURT. HE EXPLAINED HE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION WHEN HE GOT BACK TO CHICAGO. ON 8/29/22 He INFORMED ME THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM HE HAD A STRAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER AND WAS SEEKING MORE TESTS.


BARDID: WI-2022-0081
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi
NearestCityorTown: Trempealeau
County: Trempealeau
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR WAS DRIVING HIS MASTERCRAFT SKI BOAT AND WAS PULLING A PERSON ON A WAKE BOARD TRAVELING SE ON A BACK CHANNEL OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR PIGEON ISLAND. THERE WERE 6 OCCUPANTS IN THE BOAT AND ONE PERSON BEING PULLED ON A WAKE BOARD. THE WAKE BOARDER TRAVELED ACROSS THE WAKE FROM WEST TO EAST JUMPING THE WAKE AND THEN FELL HARD INTO THE WATER. THE WAKE BOARDER BRIEFLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND HURT HIS NECK AND HEAD. THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS LOADED THE WAKE BOARDER ONTO HE BOAT AND TRANSPORTED HIM BACK TO THE BOAT LANDING WHERE HE WAS LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR A CONCUSSION.


BARDID: WI-2022-0082
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:21:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Racine
County: Racine
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DOCK AT W-3 IN THE MARINA. OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 ADVISED A LARGE GUST OF WIND CAME THROUGH AND PUSHED UNIT1 INTO UNIT2. UNIT 2 WAS DOCKED AT THE END OF W-3 DOCK WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY UNIT 1. UNIT 1'S FRONT END (BOW) STRUCK UNIT 2'S FRONT PORT SIDE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0083
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: Prescott
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
THE DRIVER WAS HEADED NORTH TO PRESCOTT ABOUT .25/.5 MILES SOUTH OF MARINA AND HIT A WINGDAM STRIKING IT WITH THE BOTTOM OF BOAT PROPELLOR/RUDDER CAUSING DAMAGE THAT REQUIRED A TOW BACK TO THE MARINA.


BARDID: WI-2022-0084
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Random Lake
NearestCityorTown: Random Lake
County: Sheboygan
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Vessel destruction
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE OPERATING THE BOAT PULLING A TUBE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH TWO JUVENILES ON BOARD THE TUBE THE LOWER UNIT OF THE BOAT CAME OFF AND FLEW UP OUT OF THE WATER MISSING THE TUBE AND ITS OCCUPANTS BEFORE SINKING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0085
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:58:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fontana
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
RENTED BOAT UNIT 1 WAS BEING GUIDED OUT OF THE MARINA BY TWO EMPLOYEES WHOM WERE ON A PIER AND GUIDING THE BOAT WITH ROPES. UNIT 2 WAS PULLING AWAY FROM ANOTHER NEARBY PIER AND HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. SEEING UNIT 2 ON THE MOVE, THE MARINA EMPLOYEES YELLED OUT TO THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 TO PUT THE BOAT IN REVERSE. ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS FROM THE MARINA EMPLOYEES, OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE THROTTLE PUSHING IT FORWARD, CAUSING UNIT 1 TO MOVE FORWARD AND STRIKING UNIT 2 ON THE LEFT FRONT.


BARDID: WI-2022-0086
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-08-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Superior
NearestCityorTown: Saxon
County: Iron
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator operator and subject1 left the saxon harbor boat launch onto lake superior, intending to go west to the mouth of the bad river to fish. Operator reported 1 foot waves when they left, but when they got in the area of marble point, the waves increased to 3'-5'. A wave caught the boat on the starboard side, flipping the boat over. 

Both were momentarily caught under the boat, but both got out and were hanging onto the boat near the bow as the boat drifted to shore with the waves. Operator said that subject1 was conscious during this time, but at one point he looked and saw a cut above subject1's eye, and shortly after that subject1 became unresponsive. They were near enough shore that operator was able to drag subject1 onto shore and attempt life-saving efforts which were unsuccessful.


BARDID: WI-2022-0087
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:50:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 8/27/2022 A BOAT PULLING A TUBER ON LAKE MENDOTA DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER WHILE RIDING ON A TUBE. THE TUBER WAS TRANSPORTED TO MERITER HOSPITAL.


BARDID: WI-2022-0088
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:22:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fontana
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:22 PM UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND TO GORDY'S PIER #2, UNIT #1 WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE PIER AND STRUCK THE PIER WITH ITS BOW, UNIT #1 STAYED IN GEAR, UNIT #1 WAS ABLE TO GET ITS PORT SIDE ALONG THE PIER STRIKING THE PIER AGAIN, A PERSON ON THE PIER ATTEMPTED TO HOLD UNIT #1 AT THE PIER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. UNIT #1 THEN TRAVELED EASTBOUND STRIKING UNIT #2 WHICH WAS MOORED AND THEN STRIKING UNIT #3 WHICH WAS ALSO MOORED. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT #1 THEN TURNED UNIT #1 OFF AND WAS ADRIFT. UNIT #1 WAS TOWED TO GORDY'S PIER #2.


BARDID: WI-2022-0089
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Otter Lake
NearestCityorTown: Waupaca
County: Waupaca
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Starting in gear
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator Report Only 

I had just launched the boat to go out for the day.  I started the engine shortly after getting it off the trailer.  When I went to put the boat in the forward motion the speed was still in high gear.  The boat went forward quickly and crashed into the rocks at the boat launch causing damage to the boat.  There was no damage to any other boats and nobody was injured.


BARDID: WI-2022-0090
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-09-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Oak Creek
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
While operating at a low speed approximately 10 feet from a rock break wall, a 4-6 foot wave capsized the PWC.  The operator fell into the water.  Immediately after capsizing the PWC was slammed into the rock wall several times as large waves rolled in.  The operator was safety brought to shore.  The PWC was destroyed on the rocks.


BARDID: WI-2022-0091
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rock River
NearestCityorTown: Milton
County: Rock
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause3: Hull failure
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
ON 09/05/22 AT APPROX. 1130 HOURS, Operator WAS OPERATING HIS STV RIVER ROCKET,ON THE ROCK RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER TO LAKE KOSHKONONG, HEADING NORTH, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. he HIT A WAKE/WAVE AND HIS BOAT BECAME AIRBORNE. his BOAT LANDED IN THE WATER AND HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS FIBERGLASS HULL IN THE BACK OF THE BOAT HAD DAMAGED, CAUSING THE VESSEL TO TAKE ON WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES. He WAS TOWED TO LAKEVIEW BAR WHERE ROCK RIVER MARINA LIFTED HIS VESSEL ONTO HIS TRAILER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. OPerator WAS UNAWARE HE HAD TO REPORT THE CRASH DUE TO NO INJURIES AND NOT STRIKING ANOTHER

VESSEL. A WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR NOT REPORTING THE CRASH


BARDID: WI-2022-0093
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mendota
NearestCityorTown: Madison
County: Dane
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
WAS DISPATCHED TO A CAPSIZED BOAT IN LAKE MENDOTA NEAR SECOND POINT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE SAFE AND ON SHORE. THE BOAT WAS SWAMPED BY ANOTHER BOATS WAKE WHICH CAUSED THE OCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN INSIDE THE BOAT. WATER CAME OVER THE REAR OF THE BOAT WHICH CAUSED IT TO CAPSIZE. OCCUPANTS WERE PICKED UP BY ANOTHER BOAT AND TAKEN TO SHORE. PASSENGER WENT TO URGENT CARE TO RECEIVE STITCHES FOR CUT TO INNER THIGH. BOAT WAS REMOVED AND TOWED BACK TO SHORE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0094
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator report 1:
My boat was sailing east on a starboard tack (sails on port side), wind from roughly 150 degrees, everyone was in the cockpit, I was at the helm.   Did not see the other boat due to my location in the cockpit and the jib sail obscuring view to port.  Heard the other boat operator yell when he saw us come past his jib.  by the  time I was able to determine where he was located I turned hard to port.  He was on a port tack (sail on starboard side) crossing from our port side.  He didn't see us as his jib sail obscured his view to starboard.  My anchor struck his starboard stern pulpit.
Operator report 2:
I was sitting on the port side, my jib blocked my view to the starboard.  Swing sails were on his port side giving him full view of me.  He struck my stern pulpit collapsing it, bending 3 stantions and pulling my bow pulpit.  Swing had 3 people aboard.


BARDID: WI-2022-0095
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Lake
NearestCityorTown: Princeton
County: Green Lake
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR STATES THEY WERE FISHING WHILE TRAVELING IN AND OUT OF THE PIERS ON THE WEST END OF GREEN LAKE, THE PONTOON STRUCK A PIER AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. DAMAGE ON BOTH PONTOON BOATS AND THE PIER INDICATE THE PONTOON WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ALONG THE SOUTHWEST END OF GREEN LAKE. THE IMPACT OCCURRED IN PRINCETON, WI. THE PONTOON OPERATED BY O1 APPEARS TO HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE PIER, THEN STRUCK ANOTHER PONTOON, OWNED BY O2, LOCATED ON A LIFT, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PIER. THE CONTACT POINT WAS THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF EACH PONTOON BOAT. THE DAMAGE APPEARS CONSISTENT WITH ONE PONTOON BEING ELEVATED ON A LIFT. THE O2 PONTOON APPEARED TO HAVE DAMAGE ONLY TO THE LEFT SIDE PONTOON. THE O1 PONTOON HAD DAMAGE ON THE FRONT LEFT PONTOON, DECK, AND RUB RAIL. IN ADDITION, IT APPEARS THE RIGHT-SIDE PONTOON WAS DAMAGED, POSSIBLY FROM IMPACTING THE PIER. O1 AND HIS PASSENGER STATED THEY DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE SO THEY RETURNED TO THE DOCK LOCATED AT LOT ON NORTH LAKESHORE DRIVE AND PLACED THE PONTOON ON A LIFT. ON SUNDAY 9/18/22 O1, FATHER OF OPERATOR 1, AND CO-OWNER TOOK THE BOAT TO COVE MARINE LLC. TO BE REPAIRED.


BARDID: WI-2022-0096
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:08:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Sand Lake
NearestCityorTown: Minong
County: Washburn
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
TWO MALE OCCUPANTS LEFT SHORE IN AN ALUMINUM CANOE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WITH TWO FEMALES WHO WERE IN AN PEDAL BOAT. PASSENGERS IN BOAT VESSELS WERE SPLASHING EACH OTHER AND PLAYING AROUND. THE CANOE OVERTURNED, PUTTING THE TWO MALE OCCUPANTS IN THE WATER. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS WEARING A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE (PFD) NOR WERE THERE ANY PFD'S IN THE CANOE. THE VICTIM WAS KNOWN TO NOT BE A STRONG SWIMMER. 

THE VICTIM STRUGGLE IN STAYING AFLOAT AND EVENTUALLY WENT UNDER THE WATER. THE OTHER OCCUPANT HELD ONTO THE HOOD OF THE VICTIM TO KEEP HIM FROM SINKING TO THE BOTTOM. ONE FEMALE OCCUPANT OF THE PEDAL BOAT DIVED INTO THE WATER TO HELP. THE OTHER OCCUPANT PEDAL THE BOAT OVER THE MALE SUBJECTS IN THE WATER. A BYSTANDER ON SHORE OBSERVED THE CHAOS AND RAN OUT IN HIS PONTOON BOAT TO HELP THE GROUP. THE BYSTANDER PULLED THE VICTIM ONTO THE FRONT OF HIS PONTOON AND BEGAN CPR. THE BYSTANDER TOOK BREAKS WITH CPR TO ASSIST THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS ONTO HIS PONTOON. THE VICTIM WAS BROUGHT TO SHORE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVE ON SCENE AND TOOK OVER EMERGENCY CARE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0097
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:17:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Butte Des Morts
NearestCityorTown: Winneconne
County: Winnebago
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NB ON LAKE BUTTE MORTS WITH 2 PASSENGER WHEN IT STRUCK THE END OF A FIXED SHORELINE DOCK. UNIT 1 SUSTAINED DISABLING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE PWC. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT 1 WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE AND SUFFERED SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AFTER BEING EJECTED OFF THE PWC. THE PASSENGER OF THE PWC ESTIMATED THE JET SKI WAS TRAVELING UNDER 20 MPH.


BARDID: WI-2022-0098
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-05-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:55:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Prairie Lake
NearestCityorTown: Stanley
County: Barron
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Sudden medical condition
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Subject WAS OUT FISHING WITH HIS SON ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF PRAIRIE LAKE IN CAMERON, WI. Operator WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE BOAT WHEN HE APPEARED TO HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE AND FELL INTO THE WATER. Son ATTEMPTED TO PULL operator BACK INTO THE BOAT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. Operator WAS FOUND A FEW FEET OFF THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOW IN ABOUT 6 FEET OF WATER


BARDID: WI-2022-0099
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Deer Lake
NearestCityorTown: Balsam Lake
County: Polk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Congested waters
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT 1 WAS OPERATING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH IN A NORTHWESTERN DIRECTION TOWARDS THE DEER LAKE PUBLIC LANDING. BOAT 2 WAS OPERATING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A NORTHWESTERN DIRECTION TOWARDS THE SAME LANDING. BOAT 1 MANEUVERED TO OVERTAKE BOAT 2 AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 FT TO THE LEFT OF BOAT 2'S LEFT SIDE. BOAT 1 HIT A WAKE FROM AN ONCOMING VESSEL AND BOAT 1'S OPERATOR LOST CONTROL AS HIS PWC TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND INTO BOAT 2'S LEFT REAR CORNER. UPON IMPACT BOTH OCCUPANTS OF BOAT 1 WERE EJECTED AND LANDED IN THE WATER.  THE PASSENGER FROM BOAT
1 LEFT THE SCENE AND STATED THEY WERE GOING TO OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER TO HAVE THEIR RIGHT SHIN, FOREARM, AND SHOULDER LOOKED AT BY A DOCTOR.


BARDID: WI-2022-0100
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:58:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lac La Belle
NearestCityorTown: Oconomowoc
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat was drifting on Lac La Belle Lake.  Passenger jumped off boat without PFD, went under water and went missing.


BARDID: WI-2022-0101
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:44:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lac La Belle
NearestCityorTown: Oconomowoc
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
AccidentEvent2: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper anchoring
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECTS WHERE SWIMMING AT A SAND BAR FROM A BOAT ON LAC LA BELLE. THE BOAT STARTED TO DRIFT OFF OF THE SAND BAR. THE ANCHOR WAS NOT HOLDING THE BOAT. THE DRIVER STARTED THE MOTOR TO MOVE THE BOAT BACK ON TO THE SAND BAR AND A ROPE FROM THE FLOATING MAT TIED TO THE BOAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE PROP. THE VICTIM JUMPED IN TO HELP WITH THE KIDS IN THE WATER.  THE WATER WAS OVER HIS HEAD AND HE STARTED STRUGGLING IN THE WATER AND WENT UNDER WATER


BARDID: WI-2022-0102
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:05:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green Bay
NearestCityorTown: Green Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Owner WAS ADVISED BY THE OWNER of V2 THAT A SAILBOAT BOAT HAD STRUCK THE SIDE OF THEIR BOAT AS IT LEFT THE FUEL DOCK AT YACHT WORKS. He WAS INFORMED THAT AFTER THE OPERATOR WAS CONTACTED BY STAFF AT THE MARINA THE OPERATOR OF THE SAILBOAT IDENTIFIED AS O1 FAILED TO NOTIFY ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THE INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF V2, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A SCRATCH THROUGH THE CLEAR COAT AND EPOXY AND A SLIGHT DENT TO THE ALUMINUM. AN ESTIMATE RECEIVED FROM A MARINA FOR REPAIRS COSTING $5030.00. UPON CONTACT WITH O1 OVER A WEEK LATER HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE DAMAGE, DESPITE BEING TOLD BY STAFF AT MARINA. AFTER HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN TOLD BY MARINA STAFF OF THE INCIDENT HE INDICATED THAT HE DIDNT SEE ANY DAMAGE, BUT STILL FAILED TO NOTIFY ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. CITATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF BOATING INCIDENT


BARDID: WI-2022-0103
State: WI
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2022-09-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Gibraltar
County: Door
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
NEAL WAS NOTIFIED OF A VESSEL THAT HAD RUN AGROUND AT PENINSULA STATE PARK NEAR TENNISON BAY. UPON ARRIVING he WAS MET BY witness WHO ADVISED THAT THE BOAT HAD RUN AGROUND. THEY MOVED EVERYONE TO ONE OF THE SHELTERS AT THE STATE PARK WHILE SALVAGE EFFORTS WERE BEING ORGANIZED. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE OPERATOR HE INDICATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING ON GREEN BAY NEAR EGG HARBOR, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE BOAT BEGAN TO SHUDDER. HE STATED THAT THEY CONTINUED TO OPERATE TOWARDS SISTER BAY AND DUE TO THE SLOWER SPEEDS THE BOAT BEGAN TO TAKE WATER OVER THE BOW OF THE BOAT. 

AT SOME POINT SCOTT
DETERMINED THAT THEY NEEDED TO GET TO SHORE, AS THE NEARED SHORE THE BOAT STRUCK BOTTOM AND WAS EVENTUALLY BEACHED NEAR TENNISON BAY. YACHT-WORKS ARRIVED TO PERFORM SALVAGE OPERATIONS. THEY BEGAN BY DEWATERING THE BOAT A IT WAS SWAMPED WITH WATER, AS THEY BEGAN TO TOW THE BOAT TOWARDS FISH CREEK THE BOAT CAPSIZED. YACHT-WORKS CONTINUED TO TOW THE BOAT TO FISH CREEK IN IT'S CAPSIZED STATE AND EVENTUALLY RIGHTED THE BOAT NEAR THE TOWN DOCK. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOUD NOISE THAT WAS HEARD AND THE SHUDDERING OF THE BOAT WAS FROM A DOCK LINE GETTING PULLED INTO AN WATER INTAKE FOR THE JET PROPULSION UNIT WHEN THE BOAT WAS NEAR
EGG HARBOR. THIS LIMITED THE ABILITY FOR THE BOAT TO OPERATE WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE SWAMPING ISSUES AND EVENTUAL GROUNDING OF THE BOAT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED AFTER THE BOAT WAS CAPSIZED AND EVENTUALLY RIGHTED AT THE DOCK IN FISH CREEK.


BARDID: WI-2022-0104
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:15:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mississippi River
NearestCityorTown: Bergen
County: Vernon
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2022, INDIVIDUAL 1 WAS OPERATING UNIT 1 NORTHBOUND ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN CHANNEL NEAR STODDARD, WI. INDIVIDUAL 2 WAS SEATED IN THE BOW SEATING AREA WHEN THEY KNELT DOWN AND SPREAD THEIR ARMS TO THEIR SIDES. INDIVIDUAL 2 FELL OVERBOARD AND WAS STUCK BY THE PROP OF UNIT 1. INDIVIDUAL 2 WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND LOST THEIR LOWER RIGHT LEG WAS AMPUTATED DUE TO THE PROP STRIKE.


BARDID: WI-2022-0105
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Geneva Lake
NearestCityorTown: Fontana
County: Walworth
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
AccidentCause3: Inadequate onboard navigation lights
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On 09/22/2022 at approximately 0230 hours boat 1 drove in the area of pier 472 on Geneva waters in Fontana Wi. At that time  boat 1 crashed into Boats 2,3,and then drive  away from the crash area.


BARDID: WI-2022-0106
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-10-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sturgeon Bay
NearestCityorTown: Sturgeon Bay
County: Door
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
O! WAS CONTACTED BY operator1 ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 TO REPORT HIS INCIDENT OF THE BOAT RUNNING AGROUND IN STURGEON BAY. HE WAS ADVISED THAT occupant AND A COMPANION WERE IN his BOAT OPERATING ON THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY IN STURGEON BAY ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022. O1 WAS ADVISED THAT occupant WAS OPERATING THE BOAT PAST FINCANTIERI MARINE (BAY SHIP) TO LOOK AT THE FREIGHTERS AND MADE A TURN TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVELED UP ONTO DUNLAP REEF. O1 STATED THAT THE BOAT RAN AGROUND AND O1 CONTACTED THE US COAST GUARD TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. O1 STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE BOAT OFF THE REEF AND WERE TAKEN TO SHORE BY THE US COAST GUARD. O1 CONTACTED CENTER-POINT MARINA TO HAVE THE BOAT SALVAGED. 

AFTER THE BOAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE REEF IT WAS TAKEN TO CENTER-POINT MARINA WHERE O1 WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE BOAT. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE STRUT FOR THE PROPELLER SHAFT WAS FORCED THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL. PROPELLER SHAFT WAS OBVIOUSLY BENT ALONG WITH THE PROPELLER AND RUDDER. UPON SPEAKING WITH THE MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FILLED WITH WATER AND THE MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON TRYING TO GET THE ENGINE TO RUN AGAIN. PRIMARY CAUSE OF INCIDENT IS OPERATOR INATTENTION AND IMPROPER LOOKOUT AS THE REEF IS MARKED WITH NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS AND CHANNEL MARKERS TO DIRECT BOATS TO SAFE WATER CONDITIONS.


BARDID: WI-2022-0107
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:18:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
Unit 1 was inside the Summerfest Lagoon when individual 2 who was a passenger of the vessel had entered the water.  Individual 2 had gone below the surface of the water and did not resurface.  On 8/3/2022 individual 2 was recovered via a dive operation and pronounced deceased.


BARDID: WI-2022-0108
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-09-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rolling Stone Lake
NearestCityorTown: Ainsworth
County: Langlade
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
I, CONSERVATION WARDEN, WAS NOTIFIED ON 10/1/22 OF A MISSING PERSON AND AN UNOCCUPIED PADDLE BOAT FLOATING IN ROLLING STONE LAKE. SEARCH EFFORTS WERE CONDUCTED FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND WERE SUSPENDED. I WAS NOTIFIED BY A LAKE SHORE OWNER ON 10/24/2022 OF AN OBJECT OBSERVED IN THE LAKE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE MISSING PERSON IDENTIFIED WAS LOCATED AND RECOVERED FROM THE LAKE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT LOCAL LE DID NOT OBTAIN PADDLE BOAT INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THIS FORM.


BARDID: WI-2022-0109
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-11-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fond du Lac River
NearestCityorTown: Lamartine
County: Fond du Lac
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Weather
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
ON THE OPENING THE DAY THE GUN DEER SEASON Operator LAUNCHED HIS KAYAK ON THE FOND DU LAC RIVER FROM THE MASCOUTIN STATE TRAIL, ELDORADO WILDLIFE AREA. HE LAUNCHED AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 AM AND PADDLED UPSTREAM AND NORTHBOUND. THE TEMPURATURES WERE IN THE 20S F AND THE RIVER WAS FROZEN EXCEPT FOR A NARROW CHANNEL OF FLOWING WATER. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE UPSTREAM HE CAPSIZED HIS KAYAK AND WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK IN AND PADDLE BACK. HE WALKED HIS KAYAK AND GEAR IN THE SHALLOW WATERS AND WHILE DOING SO LOST HIS KNEEBOOTS. HE BECAME COLD AND UNABLE TO CONTINUE WALKING BACK. THE DEEPEST POINT HE GOT WET DURING THE INCIDENT WAS HIS MID CHEST. HE CALLED 911 WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO PROCEDE DUE TO COLD EXPOSURE AND HE WAS WITHIN VIEW OF THE MASCOUTIN TRAIL BRIDGE HE LAUCHED FROM, APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS UPSTREAM. RESCUERS WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE HIM FROM THE WATER AS HE WAS PARTIALLY STANDING BUT UNABLE TO MOVE. HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO SSM HEALTHCARE, FOND DU LAC EMERGENCY ROOM FOR COLD EXPOSURE/HYPOTHERMIA TREATMENT AND RELEASED. HE CLAIMED HE HAD A TYPE V PFD WITH BUT IT WAS NEVER WORN AND WAS NOT RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE


BARDID: WI-2022-0110
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-12-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Nagawicka Lake
NearestCityorTown: Delafield
County: Waukesha
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent2: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Improper loading
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS LOADING BOAT ONTO TRAILER AFTER USE. THE BOAT CAME LOOSE AND DRIFTED INTO THE BAY. THE VICTIM ENTERED ICY WATERS TO RETRIEVE THE BOAT. THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE BOAT FROM THE STERN, SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING THE MOTOR PROP (NOT RUNNING) WHICH CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT LACERATION. THE VICTIM THEN BECAME HYPOTHERMIC AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE VICTIM WAS RESCUED FROM THE WATER AND TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL.


BARDID: WI-2022-0111
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:34:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Milwaukee River
NearestCityorTown: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE MILWAUKEE RIVER PAST THE WISCONSIN AVENUE BRIDGE WHEN IT BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER. UNIT #1 THEN CAPSIZED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO FALL INTO THE WATER. THE OPERATOR SWAM TO A NEARBY DOCK. THE REMAINING PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE WATER BY RESPONDING POLICE BOATS.


BARDID: WI-2022-0112
State: WI
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2022-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityorTown: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND INSIDE OF THE BREAKWALL THAT SEPARATES MILWAUKEE'S OUTER HARBOR WITH LAKE MICHIGAN. IT WAS NIGHTAND THE HARBOR WAS DARK. THE OPERATOR OF UNIT #1 STATED THAT HE WAS ADJUSTING SOME OF THE ELECTRONICS ON THE VESSEL WHEN HIS SHIRT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE THROTTLES OF THE VESSEL. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE HIS SHIRT, AT WHICH POINT, HE ACCIDENTALLY THRUSTED THE THROTTLE FORWARD, CAUSING THE VESSEL TO COLLIDE WITH THE BREAKWALL APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY BETWEEN THE MAIN AND NORTH GAPS (43'02.331N, 087'52.931W).. THE COLLISION CREATED A LARGE GASH IN THE HULL OF THE VESSEL. THE OPERATOR TIED THE VESSEL TO THE WALL. THE VESSEL HAS MOSTLY SUNK AND HAD TO BE SALVAGED BY THE NEXT DAY. BOTH THE OPERATOR AND THE PASSENGER DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON SCENE.


BARDID: WV-2014-0001
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-05-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: WINTER'S LAKE
NearestCityorTown: RIPLEY
County: JACKSON
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper loading
AccidentCause2: Overloading
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
DECEASED AND subject WERE IN A KAYAK AT A CHURCH CAMP WHEN THE KAYAK BEGAN TO CAPSIZE BECAUSE OF WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. BOTH WENT INTO WATER. Subject MADE IT TO SHORE BUT operator WENT UNDER. HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED LATER THAT EVENING.


BARDID: WV-2014-0002
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-05-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: KANAWHA
NearestCityorTown: CHARLESTON
County: KANAWHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT 1 WAS MOORED AND UNATTENDED AT A MARINA. BOAT 2 APPROACHED THE MARINA TO DOCK AT A SPEED TOO FAST AND COULD NOT STOP BEFORE STRIKING BOAT 1. BOAT 2 THEN TRIED TO BACK OFF AND CAUSED MORE DAMAGE. BOAT 2 FINALLY GOT TIED OFF AT THE MARINA.


BARDID: WV-2014-0003
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: STONEWALL JACKSON LAKE
NearestCityorTown: WESTON
County: LEWIS
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Weather
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS MOORED TO DOCK. HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THE AUTOMATIC BILGE FAILED BECAUSE THE WRONG BATTERY WAS IN PLACE CAUSING THE VESSEL TO SINK. THE BOAT WAS LATER RECOVERED


BARDID: WV-2014-0004
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: KANAWHA RIVER
NearestCityorTown: SOUTH CHARLESTON
County: KANAWHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
BOTH BOATS #1 AND #2 WERE TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM NEAR THE DUNBAR TOLL BRIDGE. BOAT #2 WAS BEHIND BOAT #1 AND WAS APPROACHING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. OPERATOR OF BOAT #2 DID NOT SEE BOAT #1 UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AND COULD NOT AVOID THE COLLISION. OPERATOR OF BOAT #2 COULD NOT BE LOCATED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. BOAT #2 OPERATOR CHARGED WITH RECKLESS OPERATION, FAILURE TO GIVE WAY, IMPROPER LOOKOUT, AND WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM A POLICE OFFICER.


BARDID: WV-2014-0005
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-05-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: POTOMAC RIVER
NearestCityorTown: MOOREFIELD
County: HARDY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOTH OCCUPANTS IN THE VESSEL WERE FLOAT FISHING WHEN THE CURRENT PUSHED THE JON BOAT INTO A ROCK CAUSING IT TO CAPSIZE AND SINK. THE VESSEL WAS NEVER RECOVERED.


BARDID: WV-2014-0006
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-05-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: BLUESTONE LAKE
NearestCityorTown: HINTON
County: SUMMERS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS TRAVELING UP LAKE WHEN IT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT KNOCKING A HOLE IN THE BOAT AND SINKING IT. IT WAS LATER RECOVERED.


BARDID: WV-2014-0008
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-05-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: BLUESTONE LAKE
NearestCityorTown: HINTON
County: SUMMERS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Missing or inadequate navigation aids
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS OPERATING IN A SHALLOW PORTION OF THE LAKE THAT WAS NOT MARKED AND HIT THE LOWER UNIT OF THE MOTOR.


BARDID: WV-2014-0009
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: SUMMERSVILLE LAKE
NearestCityorTown: SUMMERSVILLE
County: NICHOLAS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
OCCUPANTS OF VESSEL HAD BEEN DRINKING AND WATER SKIING ALL DAY WHEN VICTIM CLIMBED UP ON THE STERN ABOVE THE MOTOR. OPERATOR AND OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT WATCHING VICTIM. WHEN THEY TURNED AROUND VICTIM WAS GONE AND ONLY HIS HAT WAS FOUND. It is assumed the subject departed the vessel voluntarily. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS TO RECOVER BODY.


BARDID: WV-2014-0011
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:55:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: KANAWHA RIVER
NearestCityorTown: DICKINSON
County: KANAWHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT 1 WAS TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM AND THE OPERATOR WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND ALSO USING ALCOHOL WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH A GROUP OF MOORED BARGES. IT WAS DARK AND THE BARGES WERE LIGHTED. INJURIES OCCURED BY PASSENGERS STRIKING PARTS OF THE BOAT. THE MOST SERIOUS OF THE INJURIES, HEAD TRAUMA, OCCURED WHEN THE OPERATOR WAS EJECTED FROM HIS BOAT AND STRUCK ONE OF THE BARGES. ,


BARDID: WV-2014-0013
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:10:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: MONOGAHELIA RIVER
NearestCityorTown: RIVESVILLE
County: MARION
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Ignition of spilled fuel or vapor
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR HAD JUST ANCHORED. STARTED TO SMELL GAS AND OPENED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HEARD A WHOOSH AND THEN FIRE. HE JUMPED OFF THE BOAT TO ESCAPE THE FIRE.


BARDID: WV-2014-0014
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:56:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE STEPHENS
NearestCityorTown: BECKLEY
County: RALEIGH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS OPERATING NEAR THE UPPER END OF A COVE WHEN HE TURNED AROUND WHICH SENT THE TUBE INTO THE BANK INJURING THE VICTIM.


BARDID: WV-2014-0015
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: SUMMERSVILLE LAKE
NearestCityorTown: MT. NEBO
County: NICHOLAS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS UNDERWAY WHEN VICTIM JUMPED OF THE BOW AND WAS HIT BY THE BOAT AND PROPELLER INJURING HER ARM, LEFT KNEE, AND RIGHT EAR.


BARDID: WV-2014-0016
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 04:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: OHIO RIVER
NearestCityorTown: SAINT MARY'S
County: PLEASANTS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL ONE WAS TRYING TO STAY ON ALONG THE BANK TO HOLD FOR FOG BUT COULD NOT HOLD IT. OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE RIVER AND HOLD ON THE OTHER BANK BUT STRUCK THE DOCK AND MOORED BOAT, VESSEL 2.


BARDID: WV-2014-0018
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: OHIO RIVER
NearestCityorTown: PARKERSBURG
County: WOOD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with commercial vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Drug
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT 1 WAS TRAVELING OUT OF THE LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER INTO THE OHIO RIVER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DID NOT SEE BOAT 2 WHICH WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OHIO RIVER. BOAT 1 STRUCK BOAT 2 ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF BOAT 2.  Operator was arrested for BUI.  He broke his ribs after falling on the boat.


BARDID: WV-2014-0019
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:12:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: OHIO RIVER
NearestCityorTown: BELLVILLE
County: WOOD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Sudden medical condition
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS OPERATING UP RIVER APPROACHING THE BELLEVILLE LOCKS WHEN THE OPERATOR APPARENTLY BLACKED OUT AND STRUCK THE SHORELINE HITTING A TREE. HE WOKE UP AFTER THE CRASH. Operator broke some ribs after impacting the boat.


BARDID: WV-2014-0020
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-08-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:56:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: KANAWHA RIVER
NearestCityorTown: CHARLESTON
County: KANAWHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 2 CAME TO THE DOCK AND TIED UP TO VESSEL 1. THEY DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER. VESSEL 2 THEN UNTIED AND SPED OF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED COLLIDING WITH VESSEL 1 AS HE SPED OFF. VESSEL 2 WAS LOCATED THE NEXT DAY.  Operator1 was at fault for alcohol use.  He was not arrested.


BARDID: WV-2014-0021
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:39:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: OHIO RIVER
NearestCityorTown: TORONTO
County: HANCOCK
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSELS 1 AND 2 WERE RIDING THE WAKE OF ANOTHER VESSEL WHEN VESSEL 2 TRIED TO JUMP THE WAKE STRIKING VESSEL 1


BARDID: WV-2014-0023
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-08-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER
NearestCityorTown: PARKERSBURG
County: WOOD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR SAID THAT THE VESSEL HAD BEEN LEAKING WATER INTO ONE OF THE PONTOONS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE BOAT TO THE RAMP WHEN THE BOAT CAPSIZED.


BARDID: WV-2014-0025
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-09-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: MONONGAHELA RIVER
NearestCityorTown: MORGANTOWN
County: MONONGALIA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED IN AS A DROWNING BECAUSE A BODY WAS FOUND IN THE WATER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION A JET SKI WAS FOUND AND THE VICTIM WAS SEEN RIDING IT EARLIER. THE VICTIM HAD FALLEN OFF THE JET SKI AND DROWNED.


BARDID: WV-2014-0026
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-08-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:07:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: BURNSVILLE LAKE
NearestCityorTown: BURNSVILLE
County: BRAXTON
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WITH 4 OTHER  PASSENGERS WAS CRUISING LAKE. OPERATOR INATTENTION CAUSED THE VESSEL TO STRIKE THE SHORELINE. INJURIES WERE DUE TO PEOPLE STRIKING THE INSIDE OF BOAT AND FLYING DEBRIS.


BARDID: WV-2014-0027
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-09-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER
NearestCityorTown: PARKERSBURG
County: WOOD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
WHEN BOAT #2 UNTIED FROM BOAT #1 - BOAT #2 WENT FULL THROTTLE IN REVERSE/THEN FULL THROTTLE FORWARD - STRIKING BOAT #1. After an investigation it was DISCOVERED that the operator of Boat 2 was under the influence of alcohol and was arrested.


BARDID: WV-2015-0001
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2015-03-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: CAMP CREEK
NearestCityorTown: CAMP CREEK
County: MERCER
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim WAS KAYAKING ON CAMP CREEK AND ENTERED A RAPID WHICH THREW HIM OUT OF HIS KAYAK. A FELLOW KAYAKER COULD NOT LOCATE HIM AND WENT FOR HELP.  BODY WAS LATER RECOVERED NEAR THAT SAME RAPID.


BARDID: WV-2015-0002
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2015-03-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Saint Marys
County: Pleasants
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentCause2: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
Preliminary:  Victims were on the Ohio River approximately 40' off shore paddling a 10'-12' aluminum jon boat.  The boat overloaded capsized and sunk to the bottom of the river and has not been recovered.  The victims were rescued by another person who was standing on shore.  Two (2) of the victims  were transported to Sisterville General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  BARD report:  Victims were on the Ohio River approximately 40 feet off shore in a 12 foot aluminum Jon Boat.  The boat was overloaded, capsized, and sunk to the bottom of the river.


BARDID: WV-2015-0003
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2015-05-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:46:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Point Pleasant
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
The operator and five passengers are refusing to give a statement on the Boating Incident because the boat was towed by Reds Wrecker Service in Bidwell, Ohio and the tow and storage bill as of Wednesday May 13,2015 is $780.00. A passenger and spokesperson for the group, is the only contact person. All other cell phones were destroyed when the boat sun after striking a log. The operator does not need Boater Safety because he was born prior to the requirement.


BARDID: WV-2015-0006
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2015-05-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:55:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monongalia
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Drug
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
The officer assigned to this investigation believes that drugs and alcohol was the major cause of this boat crash.  Again, this investigation is still ongoing.  A total of 12 people were in the boat when it struck land.  The vessel operator slumped forward and fell from the driver's position which caused the boat to collide with the embankment.  Of the total of 12 individuals that were in the boat, some were ejected and some were not.  The injuries suffered ranged from scrapes and bruises, broken bones, to spinal chord and brain trauma.


BARDID: WV-2015-0007
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2015-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:19:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Poca
County: Putnam
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Subject was traveling upstream, upon making a left turn to start back downstream, the starboard pontoon broke free.  The boat then fell in the water ejecting both occupants.  Subjects were able to retrieve PFD's to keep afloat.  Subjects were able to flag down the tow boat "Shirley".  The Captain was able to maneuver in position to retrieve both subjects from the water.


BARDID: WV-2015-0009
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2015-06-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Winfield
County: Putnam
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On Sunday the 28th of June 2015 the boat was heading downstream in the area of the Winfield Bridge when it struck a log in the river causing heavy damage to the motor and underneath the boat.  The boat owner then called a friend to help tow it back to Hidden Cove Marina and it began taking on water and it sank 50 yards off the Winfield side bank a the 36mm.  No persons on the boat at the time of the boat sinking.  Recovery team trying to locate boat at this time.


BARDID: WV-2015-0010
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2015-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Elk Fork Lake
NearestCityorTown: Ripley
County: Jackson
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent3: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator stated they had been fishing for approximately ten hours on Elk Fork Lake in Jackson County West Virginia.  Operator observed that the drain plug had dislodged from the vessel, while navigating through the submerged stumps.  The vessel began to take on water and the operator attempted to maneuver the vessel to shallow water.  While attempting this, the vessel struck a submerged stump in the water.  The operator and the passengers then attempted to rock the vessel free from the stump.  At this time the vessel began taking on water leading it to lose buoyancy and capsize.  There were no injuries and everyone made it to the bank safely.


BARDID: WV-2015-0012
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2015-08-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:13:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Stonewall Jackson Lake
NearestCityorTown: Weston
County: Lewis
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Equipment failure
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
OtherEquipmentFailure: pull chord
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
On 8/4/2015, Subject was fishing with his grandson.  Subject's boat was having mechanical issues, and he was attempting to pull start the boat.  The pull start came off, and Subject fell into the water.  The boat drifted away from Subject who was not struggling. His grandson attempted to throw him something to grab ahold of.  Unable to reach him, Grandson yelled for help before jumping into the water.  His yell for help attracted the attention of some fishermen who came to their aid.  The fishermen placed a flotation device on subject and pulled him to shore.  He called 911 and initiated CPR on subject.  The WV State Police were conducting ERAD flights in a helicopter nearby.  They located the men and jumped into the water from the helicopter to aid in CPR.

Another boater loaned the State Police their boat to transport subject to the Vandalia boat ramp where he was picked up by EMS.  Subject was transported via ambulance to Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1500 hours.
 


BARDID: WV-2015-0013
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2015-08-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tygart Lake
NearestCityorTown: Grafton
County: Barbour
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Drug
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
Female subject was exiting a beached pontoon boat, falling into water, causing near drowning that required medical attention.


BARDID: WV-2015-0014
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2015-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monongalia
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 and boat #2 were traveling south near what is commonly referred to as the "point".  Boat #2 was towing a tuber and was in the process of overtaking boat #1.  The operator of boat #2 pulled the tuber into the stern area of boat #1.  The juvenile victim on the tube suffered a head injury as a result of this crash.  Boat #1 and Boat #2 traveled to Sunset Beach Marina and the victim was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital by EMS.  No other injuries or property damage occurred regarding this incident.  Exact location of this crash is unknown since boat #1 and boat #2 left the incident area prior to officers arrival.  The operators and passengers of both boats are not familiar with this body of water and cannot determine an exact location of the crash for report purposes.


BARDID: WV-2015-0015
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2015-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mt Storm Lake
NearestCityorTown: Mt Storm
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
While traveling across Mt. Storm Lake a subject jumped from a vessel that was traveling approximately 35MPH.  Subject was knocked unconscious and was floating face down in the water.  Subject was pulled into the vessel and taken to shore where EMS was called.  Subject was taken to Western Maryland Regional Hospital.


BARDID: WV-2016-0001
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-04-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:23:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: New River
NearestCityorTown: Prince, WV
County: Raleigh
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Improper anchoring
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
Occupant1 and Occupant2 launched a Jon Boat near the Grandview Sandbar at approximately 9:00AM on 04/14/2016.  At approximately 10:30AM, near the middle of the river, the anchor became hung in swift water causing the boat to capsize.  Neither man was wearing a life jacket.  Occupant2 was able to grab a PFD and a backpack filled with waterproof containers and used the flotation to reach the shore.  During the time it took Occupant2 to reach the shore, he observed Occupant1 attempting to reach the other side of the river.  Once at bank, Occupant2 could no longer locate Occupant1.  Occupant2 traveled down the shoreline to the train depot where he signaled for help.  Occupant1's body was recovered two days later.


BARDID: WV-2016-0002
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2016-04-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Buffalo, WV
County: Putnam
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
The boat was heading up the Kanawha River towards the Winfield Locks from Buffalo boat ramp when the passengers noticed one of the pontoons taking on water.  At this time, the operator turned the boat back around towards the Buffalo boat ramp.  After arriving at the boat dock, the passengers tied the boat to the dock and as they exited the vessel it then rolled over.  No persons were injured or cited in this incident.


BARDID: WV-2016-0003
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2016-04-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Nitro
County: Putnam
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On .4/24/2016, two boats collided on the Kanwaha River between mile marker 42.5 and 43.  Both boats were traveling down river near the right descending bank when boat struck the starboard aft section of boat 2.  

Both operators and a passenger on boat 2 were taken to Charleston General Hospital in Charleston, WV for injuries sustained in the accident.  

The operator of boat 1 admitted to officers that "I was wrong" in the accident.  According to the operator of boat 1 and eyewitness statements, boat 1 turned into boat 2 causing the collision resulting in both boats to partially sink.  Both boats are out of the main channel and the U. S. Coast Guard has been notified of the situation.


BARDID: WV-2016-0004
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-05-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Nitro
County: Putnam
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Sudden medical condition
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Sudden medical condition
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim fell in the boat and could not get up.  Victim was on the back deck.  Operator went back to help Victim up.  When Victim was being helped up, he pushed off with his legs and both went into the water.  Operator was able to get back in the boat.  Operator saw Victim wading to the bank to attempt to grab some overhanging branches.  Operator stated that Victim went face up and was unresponsive.  Operator finally got Victim in the boat and drove to Poca Boat ramp and called for medical service.


BARDID: WV-2016-0005
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2016-04-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: N Fk. of S. Br. of Potomac
NearestCityorTown: Cabins
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Boater's kayak swamped twice before and each time the boat swamped, he advised his kayak became heavier.  The third time his kayak swamped, he was able to navigate to the east bank along a steep cliff.  He advised he was unable to re-enter the river and waited to be rescued.  Injuries resulted from being thrown from kayak the two previous attempts through the section in question.


BARDID: WV-2016-0006
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-05-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat River
NearestCityorTown: Masontown
County: Preston
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
The subjects were traveling north on the Cheat River in Preston County, WV.  The raft entered an area commonly referred to as the coliseum.  The raft over-turned and three of the four people on board were ejected from the raft.  Victim struck a large boulder and several other smaller rocks.  Victim was life-flighted to Ruby Memorial Hospital.  Victim was released at approximately 2200 hrs on 05-08-2015.  No other injuries were reported.


BARDID: WV-2016-0007
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-06-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Weirton
County: Hancock
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/02/2016, operator took her eyes off the river while attempting to move a bag away from her feet.  The boat she was operating ran aground, and she was ejected.  operator was cited for negligent operation of vessel.


BARDID: WV-2016-0008
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:45:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Greenbrier River
NearestCityorTown: Seebert
County: Pocahontas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Improper loading
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was kayaking on Greenbrier River in Pocahontas County, WV.  Victim's Kayak overturned and he was not able to swim to shore.  Victim was underwater for approx. 10-20 minutes before being recovered.  No PFD worn.


BARDID: WV-2016-0009
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Shenandoah River
NearestCityorTown: Harper's Ferry
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
At approx. 7PM on06/06/16, Subject was floating the Shenandoah River just south of Bull Falls.  Subject was in a ten boot sit on kayak towing two passengers on inflatable tubes as she entered the Bull Falls area.  There were two passengers on the tube, one being a juvenile. Brother of operator, witnessed the accident.  Brother stated that Operator attempted to maneuver her kayak to avoid the falls.  At that time, she was unable to maneuver and went over the falls.  Operator was thrown from the kayak and became trapped under a log due to the strong current.
 


BARDID: WV-2016-0010
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2016-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: New Martinsville
County: Marshall
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On Saturday 06/11/2016 at 1400 hrs, operator was operating a vessel with WV registration WV 2972 W traveling south on the Ohio River in Marshall County, WV near the Mitchell Power Plant at approx. 60MPH.  operator lost control of the vessel causing it to capsize ejecting both himself and the passenger.  There were no injuries to report for either party; however the vessel had significant damage.  The vessel and the motor were determined to be a total loss by Wrights Riverside Marine, Inc. on 06/15/2016.


BARDID: WV-2016-0011
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2016-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:41:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Wheeling
County: Ohio
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
The operator boat #1 was intoxicated, involved in a domestic dispute, and may have intentionally rammed his boat into a coal barge.  Search warrants being obtained for evidence regarding incident.


BARDID: WV-2016-0012
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sutton Lake
NearestCityorTown: Sutton
County: Braxton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
OtherAccidentCause: Navigation Rules Violation
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
The operator of vessel # 1 stated that the PWC (Vessel # 2) would have t-boned him traveling left to right from the perspective of the driver had he not took immediate action to reduce speed of forward momentum.  Therefore, the operator of Vessel # 2 (PWC) cleared the front of Vessel # 1 which brought the PWC's passenger/victim  (being towed on a tube) into contact with the bow area of vessel # 1 striking it with some force causing the rider to become injured.


BARDID: WV-2016-0013
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:16:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monongalia
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Both motorboats were traveling south on Cheat Lake.  Boat #2 collided with Boat #1 in the Stern area. 


BARDID: WV-2016-0016
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:16:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tygart River
NearestCityorTown: Whitehall/Fairmont
County: Marion
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
The vessel was being operated on the Tygart River near Woods Boat House with 3 persons.  The vessel was towing a tube with 2 person on tube.  While towing, the vessel got too close to the bank and impacted the bank head-on.


BARDID: WV-2016-0017
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2016-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:25:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: St. Albans
County: Kanawha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with commercial vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent3: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 struck a barge being pushed by Boat #2, then struck Boat #2, then struck the docks at Lou Wendall Marine and Boats #3 an #4


BARDID: WV-2016-0018
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:18:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Wellsburg
County: Brooke
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On July 16, 2016 at approximately 1618 hours, Operator1 operated a 2000 white assembled houseboat bearing West Virginia registration WV6354X on the Ohio River in the area of 4th Street, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia.  Operator1 was manipulating a boat dock tied to the front of his vessel and struck a nearby dock and an unattended 2013 Aqua Patio pontoon boat bearing West Virginia registration WV4591Z.  

V2 Yamaha 115hp outboard engine lower unit was cracked and the collision also bent the steering bar on the engine.  

Two subjects witnessed the collision and stated they observed Operator1 collide two more times in to the dock and unattended vessel in his attempt to maneuver the dock.  Subject1 notified V2 owner, who responded to the scene.  V2 owner advised the reportedly intoxicated Operator1 that he was going to call the police.  Operator1 then fled the area before Wellsburg Police Officer was able to arrive.  Approximately 40 minutes later, Wellsburg Police Officer located Operator1, who appeared intoxicated.  Operator1 told Officer to get a warrant and Officer completed criminal complaints for the offenses of reckless operation of a motorboat, obstructing, and failure to report a boat accident.


BARDID: WV-2016-0019
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: New River
NearestCityorTown: Fayetteville
County: Fayette
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel and subjects pinned on rock.  They freed themselves and vessel floating with overturned vessel.  They overturned vessel and on subject got on board.  When the other subject was pulled on board he was unresponsive.  CPR efforts were unsuccessful.  PFDs worn by both occupants.


BARDID: WV-2016-0021
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-08-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:17:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tygart Lake
NearestCityorTown: Clemtown
County: Barbour
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
PWC #1 was traveling south on Tygart Lake in Cove Run area.  PWC#2 was traveling south east at full speed when struck PWC #1 on the starboard side.  Both PWCs were jumping wakes from motorboat.


BARDID: WV-2016-0022
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:06:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Summersville Lake
NearestCityorTown: Summersville
County: Nicholas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 operated by operator #1 struck boat #2 on the port side of the stern.  Boat #1 sustained damage to the starboard bow. This accident happened under hours of darkness.  Boat #2 did not have a working white light.  Operator1 was at fault for drinking, speed, and improper lookout.


BARDID: WV-2016-0023
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:34:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tygart River
NearestCityorTown: Fairmont
County: Marion
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat operator left operating position when dog aboard boat may have got a fish hook stuck in its mouth.  The boat, which remained underway and had no Operator at the operating position, struck a stationary dock.


BARDID: WV-2016-0024
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:12:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monogalia
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
Passenger on PWC fell off of watercraft and held on to handle.  While hanging from handle, passenger suffered injuries both internally and externally to her vagina from the water jet propulsion.


BARDID: WV-2016-0027
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-09-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Summersville Lake
NearestCityorTown: Summersville
County: Nicholas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 was moving towards McKee's Creek from the Summersville Marina when the operator thought that the boat was in neutral and went to turn the battery on a towed dingy.  The boat was not in neutral and hit a moored boat #2.


BARDID: WV-2016-0028
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-08-20 00:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Beech Fk. Lake
NearestCityorTown: Lavalette
County: Wayne
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
The rented vessel from Beech Fork Lake Marina was damaged at sometime during the rental hours.  During investigation of rental damage, Officer attempted to interview (Renter).  Renter was not cooperative.  The officer followed up with all passengers on board at the time of rental.  All stated that submerged trees were hit while Renter was driving the vessel.  No evidence of alcohol or drugs on boat or from witness statements.  At this time, Renter has paid for all damages in full to Beech Fork Lake Marina Livery Rental.


BARDID: WV-2017-0002
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-04-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Elizabeth
County: Wirt
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator of Boat 1 was using trolling motor to move the boat and lost balance.  Fell off boat into river and was unable to get back into boat.  Operator was treated for hypothermia and released by EMS.


BARDID: WV-2017-0003
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2017-05-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:22:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: S. Br. of Potomac River
NearestCityorTown: Petersburg
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Inexperienced boater lost control of her kayak in high water.  Kayak swamped and capsized.  Boater held onto a tree until rescue arrived.  Rescue was difficult because of water conditions.  Victim transported to Cumberland Memorial Hospital where she was treated for hypothermia and bruising.


BARDID: WV-2017-0005
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sutton Lake
NearestCityorTown: Sutton
County: Braxton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/05/2017, at 6PM, operator was reported missing by his wife.  His boat was located on Sutton Lake at 10PM.  He was believed to have fallen overboard and drowned.  His body was recovered on 06/12/2017.  Investigation is closed. Medical Examiner stated cause of death was drowning from fall overboard.  No alcohol or drugs were found in deceased.


BARDID: WV-2017-0006
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2017-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Gallipolis, OH
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Ignition of spilled fuel or vapor
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was traveling upstream on the river when the boat backfired.  When it backfired, the boat exploded and was fully engulfed in fire.  Operator grabbed a PFD and jumped overboard before being rescued.


BARDID: WV-2017-0008
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:50:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monongalia
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Subject was traveling North on a wave runner and turned east.  Subject hit two wakes and his left leg struck the wave runner.  The victim suffered a broken lower left leg and he was thrown from the vessel into the water.


BARDID: WV-2017-0009
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-07-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:05:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Wheeling
County: Ohio
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
Lengthy investigation indicates the victim stood on the back of a Suntracker boat as it was being operated, allegedly lost his balance, & fell into the river. Body was recovered 7/6/17.  Victim reportedly could not swim.  Autopsy report has not returned & an active investigation continues.  Prosecuting attorney and Medical Examiner's office have determined death was an accidental drowning. The only reason alcohol was listed as a contributing factor, was the victim's BAC. 


BARDID: WV-2017-0010
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:03:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Greenbrier River
NearestCityorTown: Talcott
County: Summers
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On 07/02/2017, operator was floating on a small rubber raft.  While in the raft he was trying to light a cigarette in a set of shoals.  The raft overturned, and he fell out of the raft hitting his head on an unknown object.  Victim stood up in river and then became unconscious again.  Several people helped victim and he was transported to Summers County Hospital.  Victim was then transported to CAMC in Charleston, WV for swelling of the brain.  Victim suffered severe brain concussion and had consumed an unknown amount of alcohol before the accident.


BARDID: WV-2017-0014
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: New River
NearestCityorTown: Cunard
County: Fayette
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
The victim was floating down the New River with two others in an aluminum jon boat on the New River.  Right before the Upper Railroad Rapid, the jon boat capsized and all occupants went into the water.  The victim was swept into the Upper Railroad Rapid.  By the time rescuers could get to the victim, she was unresponsive.  The victim was transported to the hospital and was pronounced dead.  The other two occupants of the jon boat were able to swim to safety.


BARDID: WV-2017-0015
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:13:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sutton Lake
NearestCityorTown: Sutton
County: Braxton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
A PWC and Craigcat vessel were traveling in opposite directions.  Due to the vessels heading towards one another, both vessels maneuvered to avoid collision, and the tube pulled by the PWC collided with the Craigcat vessel.  The Craigcat operator received a laceration from a broken awning on the Craigcat, and one of the tube riders, minor, received a broken leg.


BARDID: WV-2017-0016
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-08-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: New River
NearestCityorTown: Hinton
County: Summers
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
On 08/24/2017, operator and passenger launched boat near Cedar Branch Campground in Summers County, and headed up river to fish.  At just before dark, they were returning to the dock and struck a submerged tree in the river.  The boat abruptly stopped, and both were thrown out of the boat.  No injuries were reported.


BARDID: WV-2017-0017
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-08-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:05:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Charleston
County: Kanawha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with commercial vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Pleasure craft heading up river cut across the width of the Kanawha River and impacted the front of a tow vessel pushing nine barges down river.  The pleasure craft struck the far starboard front tow.  All three individuals on the pleasure craft suffered non-life threatening injuries.  If medical records show a specific level of intoxication, BUI charges will result.  Operating under the influence with minor onboard.  Operator charged with Negligent Operation of motorboat on 09/17/2017.


BARDID: WV-2017-0018
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-08-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Charleston
County: Kanawha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
While Boat #1 was navigating around the outside of the marker buoys during a break in the jet ski race, Boat #1 hit a submerged object and damaged the lower unit and some of the fiberglass on the underside of the boat.


BARDID: WV-2018-0002
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2018-05-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sutton Lake
NearestCityorTown: Sutton
County: Braxton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 was travelling north on Sutton Lake near Flatwoods Run in Braxton County.  The operator observed submerged debris (drift log) and attempted to steer the vessel to avoid collision.  At this time, Boat #1 struck the debris causing damage to the propulsion system and while being towed back the the Bee Run Marina, the vessel began to sink and became completely submerged at the boat ramp.


BARDID: WV-2018-0003
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2018-05-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: New Creek
NearestCityorTown: Keyser
County: Mineral
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was kayaking and went over the low head dam in Keyser at the water filtration plant.  The kayak was caught and drawn back into the hydraulics and capsized.  Victim was ejected from the boat and remained in the hydraulic until he swam free and was swept downstream, where he was pulled to shore by unknown persons.  He refused transport to hospital by EMS, but later drove himself to the hospital.  Hypothermia, Low Blood PH, cuts and bruises.


BARDID: WV-2018-0004
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2018-05-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:34:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Shavers Fork
NearestCityorTown: Bowden
County: Randolph
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator attempted to transit through a water intake chute on a Low Head Dam which was approx. 4'W X 5'H X 30' L, the kayak struck the entry, buckled and victim was submerged for 5-8 minutes.


BARDID: WV-2018-0005
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2018-06-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: South Branch
NearestCityorTown: Romney
County: Hampshire
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
The operator and his girlfriend were floating the South Branch River.  Just above the Romney Bridge they lost a paddle, turned sideways and took on water.  Once in the water, they swam to the island at the bridge and yelled for help.  Injured was taken for observation because of pregnancy.


BARDID: WV-2018-0006
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Nitro
County: Kanawha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Force of wake/wave
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat was left moored to dock for 2 hours.  Boat was filled with water and remained underwater for approx. 2 hours.   Wave action from wake of other boats as well as boat plug missing may have cause swamping.


BARDID: WV-2018-0007
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Summersville Lake
NearestCityorTown: Summersville
County: Nicholas
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was traveling from Hominey Creek near Summersville, WV located in Nicholas County when the vessel struck a submerged/floating log causing damage to the propulsion system of the vessel.


BARDID: WV-2018-0008
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Leon
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was traveling downstream while a passenger was filling the boat with fuel.  The vessel was on a plane.  The operator fell asleep losing control of the vessel causing them to strike the bank.


BARDID: WV-2018-0009
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bluestone Lake
NearestCityorTown: Hinton
County: Summers
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/16/2018 at approximately 1630 hours, victim's uncle was operating Dynasty Triton Ski Boat (WV59152) along with 6 passengers and had just finished towing victim on a tube near the "cliffs" on Bluestone Lake.  Operator was idling the boat and turning which caused the prop to face the port side of the vessel where the ladder was located.  Simultaneously, Victim was attempting to board the boat via the ladder, when another vessel passed by on the starboard side creating a wake that pushed the boat.  When this occurred, Victim's foot slipped off the ladder and went through the step where his right shin was struck by the propeller that had just been shut off, but was still spinning.  Victim was transported to Princeton Community Hospital by ambulance.  His wound will require stitches, but is not life threatening.


BARDID: WV-2018-0010
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2018-06-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:18:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sutton Lake
NearestCityorTown: Sutton
County: Braxton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
On 6/29/2018 a rented jet ski driven by Operator1 collided with a pontoon boat driven by Operator2 at the intersection of Wolf Creek and the main body of Sutton Lake just outside of the no wake zone at Bee Run. The jet ski driven by Operator1 was jumping waves and came toward his boat and cut into his path hitting the pontoon boat in the front left corner.  Operator1 was ejected from the vessel and suffered a sprain/strain to his back upon hitting the water. Operator1 was at fault for alcohol use, improper lookout and inattention.


BARDID: WV-2018-0011
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:20:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monongalia
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 was traveling east on Cheat Lake and Boat #2 was traveling north.  Boat #2's operator attempted to turn east to avoid a collision with Boat #1.  Boat #2 collided with Boat #1.


BARDID: WY-2014-0005
State: WY
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2014-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: North Platte River
NearestCityorTown: Saratoga
County: Carbon
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Thursday
RedactedNarrative:
On June 26, 2014 around 09:15 hours, four people launched Operator's inflatable drift boat from Treasure Island on the North Platte River in Carbon County Wyoming. Around 10:30 hours, Operator was rowing the watercraft, Deceased victim was fishing and the women were sitting in the watercraft as it approached a fork in the river where there was a log jam on the southern tip of the island. The watercraft collided with the log jam capsizing the watercraft pinning Deceased victim in between. Operator and two women were swept downstream on the western side of the island. 

There were two guiding fishermen upstream at the time Operator's watercraft hit the log jam. Good sam2 observed that Operator would most likely need help and west downstream to assist where he could. Good sam2 landed his watercraft on the west side of the river when he saw Good sam1 approach. Good sam1 landed his watercraft on the west side of the island near Operator, and the two women. Operator and Good sam1 went upstream to the log jam to attempt pulling Deceased victim out of the log jam and watercraft while Good sam2 called the Sheriff's department with his cell phone. Operator and Good sam1 attempted to pull Deceased victim out of the water between 10 minutes to 45 minutes (differing reports of time laps). Good sam1 used a pocket knife to deflate the watercraft to relieve the pressure from the force of the water. Operator and Good sam1 continued to attempt to pull Deceased victim form the water but were unable to and the force of the river pulled Deceased victim and the watercraft under the log jam. Good sam1 rowed Operator, and two women to the west side of the river to Good sam2's watercraft. Good sam2 provided food, water and rain gear until the ambulance showed within several minutes. Good sam2 and Good sam1 left the scene when the ambulance crew had Operator and the two women. 

Around 13:35 hours, several National Guard members who were floating the North Platte River downstream on their own time and not aware of what had happened found the body of Deceased victim near the Shay Bridge and waved down Subject1 who was shuttling boat trailers. Good sam3 was aware of the search and called the Saratoga Fire Chief, who was driving the ambulance. Fire Chief drove the ambulance team to Shay Bridge to retrieve the body and at that time (13:49 hours), Deceased victim was declared deceased.


BARDID: WY-2014-0008
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:19:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Glendo Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Glendo
County: Platte
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/27/2014, watercraft operator Operator was towing wake boarders in and around the area of Elk Horn Bay at Glendo Reservoir. Wake boarder Victim had been riding earlier that morning and "riding well", and "staying up for a long time" according to passengers aboard the watercraft Operator was operating. According to witness statements, at approximately 11:15 hours, wake boarder fell while being towed. The fall caused Victim to land face first in the water. His wake board came forward and hit Victim in the back of the head creating a large lesion behind and above his left ear. Victim did not lose consciousness during the incident. As operator circled around to pick up Victim, Victim began complaining of pain to the head. Passenger then noticed blood in the water and dove in the water to help Victim. Victim was assisted back to the boat where passenger two others examined the lesion on Victim's head. At approximately 11:19 hours, a 911 call was made from Operator's cell phone. 911 dispatched Glendo Volunteer Fire department's (GVFD) ambulance. 911 also notified SALECS (State Park and Game and Fish dispatch) to dispatch available park rangers and game wardens. 
 
Wardens were dispatched to Sandy Beach at approximately 1123 hours. We arrived at Sandy beach by boat shortly after, but were unable to locate anyone aware of an accident. I was then notified by a nearby boat that they had just seen a boat heading toward Indian Point that had someone lying on the back of the boat as if in pain. Warden and I then drove to Indian Point where again we were unable to locate an accident victim. We received confirmation from SALECS that the victim was located at Sandy Beach campsite 1519 and being tended to by his mother who is an ICU nurse. We then returned to Sandy Beach and arrived on scene at 1153 hours along with Game Warden who arrived by jet ski. GVFD and state park ranger had already arrived on scene, examined Victim’s injuries and his parents went ahead and transported him to Cheyenne Medical Center in their own vehicle for treatment. In Cheyenne, he was then seen by Dr. who administered a total of 13 stitches above the left ear. Operator was on the beach near his boat when we arrived. Operator completed a watercraft safety inspection with Warden to ensure that all the proper safety equipment was aboard the boat at the time of the accident. I then briefly interviewed Operator,  and two others. I then asked Operator if he had consumed any alcohol, to which he replied “No.” I then asked if Operator would agree to take a breathalyzer test, to which he agreed. His breathalyzer resulted in a BAC reading of .000. Operator was then given a watercraft accident report form to fill out. Two others were both given volunteer statements to fill out as well. Warden and I then filled out a watercraft investigation report at Sandy Beach. We answered questions and informed Operator of the requirement to submit Operator’s watercraft report by Wednesday August 6th, 2014 (within 10 days of the accident) to the Casper Wyoming Game and Fish Regional Office.


BARDID: WY-2014-0009
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Alcova Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Alcova
County: Natrona
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Throttle
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
On 7-4-2014 at approximately 1600 hours Operator was operating his 24 foot Bayliner boat, WY-9391-B (Boat #1) into his slip which is a floating dock north of the Casper Boat club on Alcova Reservoir. According to Operator, when his docking maneuver was nearly complete he tried to put boat #1 into reverse to stop the vessel from hitting the permanent dock on shore. Operator stated the boat had a mechanical malfunction with the shift controller "jamming" it in forward while shifting into reverse. Additionally, Operator said his engine throttled up at the same time, causing him to "run up" onto the permanent dock directly in front of boat #1. Operator stated his boat broke off a power post while on the dock and slid back into the water striking boat #2 in the starboard aft causing "paint damage" Boat #2, which shared the same slip with Operator's boat #1 ,was unoccupied, tied to the dock and covered. 

Operator stated he reported the incident to the boat club personnel but never thought to report it to any law enforcement due to the minor damage that was caused. Operator also said he had exchanged information with V2 owner and turned in a claim with his insurance company, Foremost Insurance. An interview with boat #2 owner V2 owner revealed a repair cost estimate of $8900 for fiberglass work and paint. V2 owner also stated the boat had damage to the port side due to a subsequent collision with the floating dock to the west. V2 owner said boat #2 had to go to Oklahoma to be worked on. 

Operator failed to report the incident to any law enforcement agency immediately contrary to Wyoming law. On 7-15-14, I (Game Warden), contacted Operator after hearing about the incident through local sheriff's contacts and social media. Operator confirmed the boat accident, apologized and filled out a Wyoming Boat Accident Report From. Operator was issued a written warning for failing to immediately report a boat accident. 

According to Operator, he will be ordering a new throttle to replace the one boat #1 currently has. However, due to the length of time between the boat accident and when I was notified, I cannot determine if the mechanical malfunction occurred. Without an immediately on scene investigation, I cannot know was or was not done to boat #1 since the accident.


BARDID: WY-2014-0010
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Guernsey Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Guernsey
County: Platte
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
On August 8, 2014, around 14:00, Subjects launched Operator's recreational motor boat from their Long Canyon campsite at Guernsey State Park, near Guernsey, Wyoming. Victim began water skiing shortly thereafter, as the group boating over to Sandy Beach. As they were travelling from Sandy Beach, Victim began to make "deeper cuts", turning from side to side on the water skis in a faster and less controlled manner. At this point, Victim lost control and crashed into the water. As Operator swung his boat around to retrieve Victim, Victim called out that he could not feel his arms and was only being suspending in the water by his life jacket. Occupant then dove into the water and removed the water skis from Victim's legs and helped swim him into shore. After recuperating on the shore for several minutes, Victim and occupant got into the boat. Operator drove the boat back to the campsite in Long Canyon, where an ambulance had been dispatched. Victim was then transported to the Wheatland hospital.


BARDID: WY-2014-0012
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Keyhole Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Pine Haven
County: Crook
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was struck after falling off a tube when the boat was returning to pick him up. The injuries sustained by Victim were caused by propeller strikes. It was determined through the course of the investigation that the boat accident, resulting in the death of Victim, occurred due to the reckless operation of the watercraft by operator. The presence of alcohol in operator’s blood approximately three hours following the accident contributed to this conclusion that operator was operating the watercraft in such a manner to endanger the life of Victim. Crook County Attorney will be handling the matter of charges.


BARDID: WY-2014-0013
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-10-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Alcova Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Alcova
County: Natrona
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
On October 8, 2014, at approximately 16:45 hours, I (Game Warden) was notified via dispatch that there was a watercraft accident on Alcova Reservoir in Fremont Canyon. WE responded to Alcova Reservoir. Upon arrival we met two individuals on shore next to a mostly submerged vessel. When asked who was operating subject admitted to being the one who was operating at the time of the collision. The other individual was the owner of the boat. Operator explained that it was his first time operating a boat ever in his life. He over corrected going around a corner in the canyon and ran over a submerged rock, thus causing damage to the underside of the boat. The boat began taking on water and they docked next to the shore and call 911. When asked how much he had to drink, Operator responded that he had one shot 5 hours earlier and that was it. I asked Operator a few questions, ran preliminary BUI maneuvers as well as Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN). Operator passed the alphabet and counting test, but failed the finger to thumb test. Operator showed no signed of HGN. Operator was not under the influence at the time of the collision. Occupant was informed that he needed to retrieve what was left of his boat as soon as he could. Operator and Occupant were taken back to Oakie Beach to their vehicle. No one was injured. Operator was issued a citation for careless operation of watercraft (W.S. 41-13-203).


BARDID: WY-2014-0014
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2014-09-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Horn Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Lovell
County: Big Horn
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent3: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause3: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on September 26, 2014, subjects launched their 1968 Star Craft at the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp. They had come work done to the motor and had purchased a small kicker motor and they had wanted to test them out. They went into Devil's Canyon and had a picnic dinner. On their way back they hit a submerged log which disabled their primary motor. The kicker motor did not run well but they were able to limp their boat back to within one to two hundred yards from the buoy lights near the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp. The wind had steadily picked up and the waves were quite large at three to four feet. their kicker motor had a wave come over it and they could not start it again. They began drifting to the southwest away from the boat ramp and shore. They drifted into a cove and then the wind pushed them into the cliff wall causing the boat to capsize. occupant fell into the water and floated away making it eventually to shore near the Abercrombie access and then was found in the morning by a Sheriff Deputy. Operator left the boat and stayed on a little edge of shore right near the boat until morning. He then swam towards the boat ramp and was picked up by a boater. Both believed the other to be dead but they were reunited the next day. Both had used life jackets.


BARDID: WY-2016-0008
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-08-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:40:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Glendo Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Glendo
County: Platte
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Skier mishap
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Warden was contacted at 6:12 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2016 by State Parks, who stated he had been in contact with an individual who had recently been in a boat accident.  Subject provided us with the individual's information and I, Warden, tried to contact the.  

I was unable to make contact by phone, so Warden1 decided to drive to Sandy Beach at Glendo Reservoir to see if Operator was still there.  On the way we passed a boat that matched the description of the wrecked boat.  We turned and followed the boat, which pulled over at a turn off.  

Operator was driving and we asked him to proceed to the main fee booth area so that we could talk about what happened.  Operator followed us to the booth.  We gave Operator the report paperwork and asked him to fill it out overnight.  We tried to get pictures as best we could, but as it was dark outside, it was hard to capture the damage.  I then asked if Operator could bring the boat back tomorrow so that we could finish our portion of the report.  

Warden1 and I then met with Operator on August 13, 2016 in the afternoon at Sandy Beach.  We took pictures of the damage and obtained all information needed.  We asked Operator to tell us exactly what happened, to which he stated that they left Sandy Beach at about 2:30 p.m. on August 12th, heading towards Red Hills area.  They were towing a waterskier and plowing, at approximately 17-18 mph.  

They hit a rock that was approximately 8-10 inches under water and approximately 500 feet away from Red Hills.  the boat floated past the rock.  Towed subject noticed the boat hit and dropped the rope.  She stated that the wakeboard and her hands did hit the rock, but that she was not injured.  

the motor was still running and Operator tried to drive but could not get the motor to go into gear.  he turned off the motor and saw the crack in the outboard.  

he then called subject2 to come tow him in.  

We explained to Operator how the reporting worked and insured him that we would get the paperwork turned in for him.  Upon contacting Operator on the 13th, Operator did think that we would take responsibility for the accident as he believed the hazard should be marked.  I explained to him that we would not be taking responsibility for the accident and also explained why it would not be feasible for us to mark hazards due to consistently changing water levels.  I then asked if he was insured, to which he stated he was but seemed unsure.  

Operator later sent a picture of his current insurance to Warden1.  On August 12th, 2016 dispatch also informed Warden1 and I that another individual had found the rock and was concerned that it was going to "doom all boaters".  We spoke on the phone with the individual who had attached a life jacket to the rock to warn other boaters.  The individual stated that the rock was a few inches under the water.  We informed him that we would look into it.  

When Warden1 and I, along with Warden3, went out on the water the next day (August 13), the rock was out of the water by about two inches and was more noticeable.  There was no life jacket attached when we arrived.


BARDID: WY-2016-1000
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River Canyon
NearestCityorTown: Hoback
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Sudden medical condition
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
One person died after falling overboard on the Snake River.  According to witnesses, the victim was boating ahead of family and friends when he fell overboard.  He was in the water approximately two minutes before being rescued.  Rescuers attempted to help him with a paddle and life jackets but he was in and out of consciousness.  When he was retrieved, he was unconscious with his eyes rolled back.  The victim had a history of health problems and is thought to have had a heart attack.  The victim had been drinking alcohol during the day.


BARDID: WY-2016-1002
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2016-08-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:25:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityorTown: Jackson Hole
County: Teton
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Unknown
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
According to news media articles, a woman died on a rafting trip with fellow church members after she fell from a raft and inhaled water.  She was wearing a life jacket.


BARDID: WY-2017-0001
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-04-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:15:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Seminoe Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Sinclair
County: Carbon
WaterConditions: Very rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
High winds and rough waters are thought to have capsized the small kayak, ejecting victim into the waters.  Operation inexperience and hypothermia are like contributing factors leading to the drowning death.


BARDID: WY-2017-0003
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:02:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Encampment River
NearestCityorTown: Riverside
County: Carbon
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
At approximately 18:45 hours, subject was rowing an inflatable raft on the Encampment River approximately one-half mile upstream of Riverside, Wyoming. Two others were passengers. 

 A witness in a raft behind Operator's boat reported seeing Operator's raft capsize in a rapid downstream from a diversion structure.  All three occupants were ejected from the boat.  

Operator swam to shore and Occupant1 was rescued from the water by people in a following raft.  Rescuers reported that during rescue attempts Occupant2's body was seen submerged and not moving.  

Carbon County Search and Rescue personnel recovered Occupant2's unresponsive body from the river at 19:20 hours approximately one-quarter mile downstream from the boat ramp at Riverside, Wyoming.  

Emergency medical personnel immediately conducted resuscitation attempts and during transport to Carbon County Memorial Hospital in Rawlins where he was pronounced dead at 21:30 hours.  

Medical personnel reported the Occupant2 received a blunt trauma wound to his head which contributed to downing.  An autopsy was scheduled by Carbon County Coroner.  

The boat was recovered and no damage observed.  PFDs were not worn by the occupants of the boat, including the deceased.  PFDs remained attached to the boat frame when it was recovered.  Carbon County Sheriff's Deputy reported that alcohol was not a factor in this accident.  The case of the capsizing was attributed to strong current with rough water and waves.


BARDID: WY-2017-0004
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-06-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Hawk Springs Reservoir
NearestCityorTown: Lagrange
County: Goshen
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Carelessness of both parties, divided attention, varying speeds and multiple direction changes in close proximity were reasons for the two vessels crashing, which resulted in operator2 being injured.  I concluded that both men were at fault and issued each a citation for careless operation of a watercraft and operator2 another citation for admittedly wake jumping within 100 feet of the waking boat.


BARDID: WY-2017-0006
State: WY
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2017-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityorTown: Hoback Junction
County: Teton
WaterConditions: Very rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Tuesday
RedactedNarrative:
A rented raft carrying 6 passengers and life jackets entered King's Wave (hydraulic reversal) at approximately 6:00 p.m. on July 4, 2017, ejecting all passengers.  All passengers but one recovered almost immediately.  The named victim disappeared and was found a week later 22 miles downstream following a multi-agency search effort.  Alcohol was a factor.  ]


BARDID: WV-2018-0012
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:58:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Teter Creek Lake
NearestCityorTown: Belington
County: Barbour
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper loading
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat capsized when one occupant stood up.  All three occupants went into the water.  No PFDs on board.


BARDID: WV-2018-0013
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Weirton
County: Hancock
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Sudden medical condition
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was a passenger on the boat.  He jumped into the Ohio River.  Victim attempted to get himself back up into the boat.  Other passengers noticed he was not coherent and began to sink down into the river while holding onto the ladder.  Victim was pulled into the boat unconscious and CPR was performed.  Victim never regained consciousness.


BARDID: WV-2018-0015
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2018-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:07:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: East Liverpool, OH
County: Hancock
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was headed northbound on Ohio River and struck a moored barge. Operator attempted to get a tick off of his son while driving.


BARDID: WV-2018-0016
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monongalia
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 was unmanned and docked at Edge Water Marina.  Boat #2 was preparing to dock beside Boat #1.  Boat #2 struck Boat #1 in the stern area and damaged the engine compartment of Boat #1.  The railing of Boat #1 also sustained damage from the impact.The investigating officer was notified of the damage on 9-2-18.  No injuries were reported.


BARDID: WV-2018-0017
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-09-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Sistersville
County: Tyler
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
AccidentCause2: Hull failure
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On Saturday, September 15, 2018 operator1 was operating a 1982 Champion bass boat in the Sistersville area of the Ohio River in Tyler County, WV. At approximately 1700hrs Operator1 was heading towards the Sistersville, WV shoreline when his motor malfunctioned and shut off. The vessel began floating down stream, and Operator1 stated he noticed water coming in from the stern of the vessel. He went to the rear of the boat to monitor the situation and advised more water started coming into the vessel.  When the vessel began to sink it was near where the Sistersville Ferry was docked. Operator1 advised he held onto the ferry as the boat sank to keep from making contact with it. After the vessel was removed from the water, damages were accessed.  He advised there was no cosmetic damages to his boat. There is a possibility of damages to the electronics and motor, although unable to specify due to the malfunction of the motor prior to the incident. He did not believe the damages to exceed $2000.00. The captain of the Sistersville Ferry was contacted and advised there was no damage to City of Sistersville II.


BARDID: WV-2018-0020
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2018-09-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:54:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: BEECHFORK LAKE
NearestCityorTown: LAVALETTE
County: WAYNE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Equipment failure
EquipmentFailure: Seat broke loose
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On September 29, 2018 Subject fell overboard and drowned in Beechfork Lake in Wayne County WV. His wife was on board during this incident and was unable to save him.  At this time there is no indication that this drowning is suspicious in nature. The West Virginia State Police also investigated this death. An Autopsy was not completed due to the accidental rather than criminal nature of this death. Toxicology tests and a death certificate are currently pending with the medical examiner's office in Charleston, WV. On October 12, 2018 the medical examiner advised results and her report should be available in 6-8 weeks. She has provided the officer a telephone number to call to retrieve her reports when they become available. Deceased man was reaching for floating debris in lake while driving.  His seat broke loose, and victim fell in, he was not wearing a PFD.


BARDID: WV-2019-0001
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-02-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:48:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Red Creek
NearestCityorTown: Dryfork
County: Tucker
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator flipped over after striking a submerged log in the creek, and her tether line on her life jacket became entangled in the brush. She also struck her head on a limb resulting in trauma to face and neck.


BARDID: WV-2019-0002
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-05-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:46:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Stephens
NearestCityorTown: Glen Daniel
County: Raleigh
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Drug
DayofWeek: Wednesday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat was traveling south toward the dam on Lake Stephens. The boat struck the bank at a high rate of speed causing damage to bow as well as scratches under the hull. The boat had struck an area where there was a steep embankment and had veered toward the right coming to rest on the left side of the boat high and toward the bank.


BARDID: WV-2019-0003
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2019-05-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:03:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Summersville Lake
NearestCityorTown: Summersville
County: Nicholas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #2 was being towed by Boat #1 after a mechanical failure disabled Boat #2. While being towed, Boat #2 crossed a wake and suddenly took on water causing Boat #2 to capsize. The occupants from Boat #2 were displaced from boat. All occupants from Boat #2 were safely pulled from water. No injuries occurred, however, one small child was examined and cleared by medical personnel on scene as a precaution.


BARDID: WV-2019-0004
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-06-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:56:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: So. Branch of Potomac River
NearestCityorTown: Moorefield
County: Hardy
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Subject was floating the South Branch of the Potomac River in a canoe. Subject1 was in the back seat of the canoe. The victim was in the front of the canoe. The canoe came upon rapids and the rapids pulled their canoe into some roots along the river bank. The canoe then hit a tree that was positioned over the water and the canoe capsized. The victim fell into the water and was pulled out. CPR was performed but unsuccessful. The victim was not wearing a PFD and alcohol was a contributing factor.


BARDID: WV-2019-0005
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:58:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Charleston
County: Kanawha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wake/wave
DayofWeek: Friday
RedactedNarrative:
Boat #1 (Kindred Spirit) was operating in the middle of the channel on the Kanawha River in front of the Trojan Landing Marina.  The boat caused a wake which damaged Boat #2 and Boat #3.


BARDID: WV-2019-0006
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-06-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cheat Lake
NearestCityorTown: Morgantown
County: Monongalia
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
On June 29, 2019 Vessel #1 (WV0137S) was anchored at beach area located south of Cheat Lake Marina. Vessel #2 (WV9326X) was operating in a reckless manner near Vessel #1. Vessel #2 struck Vessel #1 in the stern area causing damage. The operate of Vessel #2 was cited for negligent operation of a watercraft. No injuries were reported.


BARDID: WV-2019-0007
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:38:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Coal River
NearestCityorTown: St. Albans
County: Kanawha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
AccidentCause1: People on gunwale, bow, or transom
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
The victim was a passenger in a Suntracker pontoon boat with a 90 HP Honda motor. The motorboat was moving down the Coal River toward the Port of St. Albans. The victim stood up to grab a bag while the pontoon was moving at a slow cruising pace. She bent over and her body pushed up against the gate on the rail at the center bow of the boat. Her body weight and gravity pushed the gate open and she fell into the river. The victim went under the pontoon and was run over by the propeller. No criminal wrongdoing or negligence involved.


BARDID: WV-2019-0009
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-08-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:32:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanwha River
NearestCityorTown: Charleston
County: Kanawha
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator of Boat #1 had difficulty seeing with the setting sun and failed to see Boat #2 anchored in front of him.  Boat #1 was traveling downstream and struck Boat #2.  The bimini aluminum arm of Boat #1 struck the anchor mount of Boat #2.


BARDID: WV-2019-0010
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2019-09-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: Williamstown
County: Wood
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Unseen water hazard
DayofWeek: Monday
RedactedNarrative:
On the night of 09/08/2019, operator operated a 1986 Bayliner Cuddy Cabin from St. Mary's, WV to Williamstown, WV on the Ohio River.  He believes he struck an unknown object beneath the water.  THey stopped at the Williamstown boat ramp and stayed the night.  Upon waking, they discovered the vessel was taking on water.  After the vessel was removed, a hairline crack in the fiberglass was discovered near the stern of the vessel.


BARDID: WV-2020-0002
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-02-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:53:00
CoordinatesConfidence: C
NameOfBodyOfWater: Middle Fork River
NearestCityorTown: Philippi
County: Barbour
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
At approximately 1:00pm, the victim was seen by fellow kayakers going under a large rock after capsizing one and a half mile below Audra State Park. The victim's life jacket was seen resurfacing from under the rock approximately 5 minutes later but the victim was not seen again. UPDATE: The victim was found on February 17, 2020 on the riverbank of the Tygart River approximately a mile and a half from where she went under the rock.


BARDID: WV-2020-0003
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-05-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:42:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: S. Branch of Potomac River
NearestCityorTown: Moorefield
County: Hardy
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR 1 was towing his son OPERATOR 2 down the South Branch of the Potomac River in a kayak when swift water pushed OPERATOR 2 kayak into a tree stump and under water. OPERATOR 2 was stuck under water for a period of time as the swift water made recovery difficult. After being recovered the victim was taken to the shore and first aid was administered. The victim was transported to Grant Memorial Hospital, medical personnel were able to regain his pulse. At present the victim is in a comatose state due to cardiac arrest.


BARDID: WV-2020-0004
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-06-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:40:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Big Bear Lake
NearestCityorTown: Bruceton Mills
County: Preston
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Overloading
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/07/2020 operator and his juvenile daughter were on a single person kayak. Witnesses stated that the kayak flipped over and both subjects entered the water. 

The juvenile surfaced and yelled for help while operator did not surface. The witnesses retrieved the juvenile from the water. After securing her on the shore, they located operator under the water, retrieved him, and got back to the shore to the first responders. There were no life jackets aboard this vessel. operator was pronounced dead at 13:45 hours by the medical command physician in charge.


BARDID: WV-2020-0006
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:47:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Parkersburg
County: Wood
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Operator 1 and Operator 2 collided on jet skis while on the Little Kanawha River, Wood County, WV. Vessel #1 struck Vessel #2 at a near 90 degree angle on the port side. Operator of Vessel #1 could not feel their legs and had pulmonary imbalance and was flown to the hospital. Operator 2 and a Passenger refused treatment stating that they would drive themselves to a treatment facility. DNR officers facilitated the recovery of patients with some assistance from fire and EMS, and then recovered the vessels.


BARDID: WV-2020-0007
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kanawha River
NearestCityorTown: Winfield
County: Putnam
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 operator, OPERATOR 1, had been consuming alcoholic beverages along the Elk River. Vessel 1 operator didn't see vessel 2's navigation lights and collided with the other vessel. It was later determined that V1 operator had been boating under the influence and blew a .123 on the intoximeter.

The striking vessel, Vessel 1, had a 10 inch collision mark with an open hole to the inside of the hull.  Vessel 1 operator stated that their vessel began taking on water.

Vessel 2 received a dent to the front side of boat during collision.   Vessel 2 operator attempted to maneuver vessel just before collision so that Vessel 1 operator could see navigation lights.  After vessel 1 struck vessel 2, a passenger on vessel 2 fell overboard.  Vessel 1 did not stop to render aid.  The passenger on vessel 2 did not receive injuries as a result of the collision or falling overboard.


BARDID: WV-2020-0009
State: WV
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2020-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:00:00
CoordinatesConfidence: NC
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tug River
NearestCityorTown: Matewan
County: Mingo
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person ejected from vessel
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Hazardous waters
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
These three men were in a 12 foot aluminum John Boat with a 2 horsepower trolling motor fishing at night, and were floating downstream on the Tug River during very high water conditions at night.  

The John Boat collided with a submerged rock and the boat overturned.  The deceased subject had been drinking that night and had marijuana paraphernalia in his pockets upon body-recovery.
The victim and another passenger clung to a tree branch on the Kentucky side of the river. The victim then decided to attempt to swim to the West Virginia shore but did not make it and drowned.


BARDID: WV-2020-0010
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Tygart Lake
NearestCityorTown: Grafton
County: Taylor
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person departed vessel
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
DayofWeek: Sunday
RedactedNarrative:
The operator and passenger were boating on Tygart Lake near the entrance to Myers Point Cove. The boat was free floating when it began to take on water. The subjects acquired their PFDs and bailed into Tygart Lake. Other boaters in the area assisted the subjects to Pleasant Creek WMA boating access area. No injuries were reported regarding this incident.


BARDID: WV-2020-0011
State: WV
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2020-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:30:00
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ohio River
NearestCityorTown: New Cumberland
County: Hancock
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: No wind
Visibility: Fair
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/swamping
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
DayofWeek: Saturday
RedactedNarrative:
While operating vessel, it began taking on water. The out-drive struck an object in the river, which caused a separation from the out-drive and the vessel. The vessel was taken close to shore and tied off. The vessel was later found partially submerged in Ohio River. There were no injuries or missing persons.


