A MOTORBOAT WAS FOLLOWING LIGHTED NAVIGATIONAL MARKERS UPSTREAM IN THE ROANOKE RIVER SECTION OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AT NIGHT WHEN THE OPERATOR DID  NOT SEE THE NEXT CHANNEL MARKER. THE BOAT STRUCK THE SHORELINE AND TRAVELED 60 FEET TO A RESTING SPOT ON THE LAND.
WIRTZ, VA.//DGIF SCRUGGS RD PU