THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS PULLING INTO THE BANK TO LET HER HUSBAND OFF TO USE THE BATHROOM. SHE WAS GOING WAY TOO FAST AND HIT A ROCK, KNOCKING A HOLE IN HER PORT SIDE AMIDSHIP AREA, ABOUT 8"x4" LONG. WHEN SHE BACKED OFF THE BANK INTO DEEPER WATER, THE BOAT SANK QUICKLY. SOME NEARBY BOATERS ASSISTED THEM WITH GETTING THE BOAT CLOSE INTO THE BANK AT THE BEACH AT MCKASKEY CAMPGROUND. THE BOAT TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER. WHEN THE BOAT WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER AND PUT ON A FLATBED WRECKER, THE WINDSHIELDS, SEATS, AND OTHER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE BOAT WE'RE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE WRECKER HAD TO WINCH THE BOAT ALONG THE GROUND TO THE WRECKER, CAUSING THE INTERIOR DAMAGE. THE PASSENGER/HUSBAND TO THE DRIVER OF THE BOAT WAS SEVERELY ITOXICATED. THIS CAUSED OPERATOR TO HAVE TO OPERATE THE BOAT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS INEXPERIENCED IN DOING SO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THIS BOAT INCIDENT.
CARTERSVILLE                  