On 7/28/13 at approximately 1900 hours Cpl. and I received a call in reference to a boating incident in Shoal Creek on Lake Lanier. We were advised that a person was injured and was being transported to the boat ramp at Lanier Harbor Marina. We responded to the marina by vessel. Once at the marina we were advised that the injured person was transferred to Hall County Fire boat and would be at the marina in a few minutes. After a few minutes passed the fire boat arrived with the injured person, a towed tuber on Vessel 1. The fire boat also carried a witness from Vessel 1. 

I spoke with Witntess and he advised me that he and Victim were being towed on a tube. He stated that the boat made a left turn causing the tube to swing wide to the starboard side. As the tube traveled to the side he stated that he saw a boat sitting in the path of the tube. He stated that as he saw the boat he jumped off the tube, and Victim braced for the impact by curling into a ball. According to other witnesses, after the impact Victim was not moving. The occupants from vessel 2 stated they called 911 and attempted to get the occupants of vessel 1 to leave Victim in the water and wait for medical personnel. Vessel 1 witnesses stated that they removed him from the water and called 911 while transporting him to the dock of the boat operator. Due to the location of the dock, he was placed on Hall County Fire boat and transported to Lanier Harbor Marina. Once there he was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center by Gwinnett County Fire Dept. After he was transported Cpl. and I traveled to the dock to attempt to locate additional witnesses and the boat operator. We located the other witnesses on Vessel 1 as it was leaving the dock. We interviewed them and was provided with the same statement as Witntess provided. 

The boat owner of Vessel 1, advised us that operator was the person that sold her the boat and he was assisting her with boat operation that day. We met Operator at his home and he advised us of the same description of the incident. After speaking with him it was determined that he was impaired and he was arrested for boating under the influence and reckless operation. 

Victim was treated and released from the hospital with contusions and abrasions to his chest, right arm and right leg, two bruised lungs, bruised ribs, bruised chest cavity, and a broken right leg in the area of his knee. No injuries were reported from Vessel 2.