RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 was operating his vessel  while he and passenger were engaged in fishing. As He was travelling towards the shore he was distracted by a problem with a piece of fishing equipment and left the helm with the vessel still under way. The vessel collided with an anchored and moored sailboat near the shore. The sailboat had one occupant who was below decks at the time of the incident.
  
  A passenger in vessel #1 lost her footing at impact and fell forward, striking her head. She was transported to the hospital for treatment of a laceration to the head.
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: North Hero                    