Boat #1 was cruising southbound around in the Cedar Lake impoundment at approximately 2300 hours. Boat #2 was anchored off the west shoreline, south of the boat ramp and city park.  The female occupant of boat #2 could hear another vessel approaching but could not see it or it's lights.  The woman attempted to gain the other boat operators attention by shining a flashlight from her bed.  Boat #1 struck the starboard bow of the starboard pontoon of boat #2.  The force of the collision ejected the male passenger of boat #2 through the vessel's screen cover over the port side into the water.  The female occupant was thrown to the deck of her vessel.  Both occupants received only minor scratches and bruises.  The occupants of boat #2 attempted to contact the person(s) in boat #1 without success but could hear boat #1 circling for several minutes until it was heard traveling back upstream in a northernly direction.  The local volunteer fire & EMS services arrived to render 1st aide and commenced to search for boat #1.  The vessel and an operator were located at the northern end of the impoundment and was escorted back to the boat ramp in the city park.  Chickasaw County Deputy Sheriff, took the operator of boat #1 into custody for suspicion of boating while under the influence.  Operator of boat #1 has failed to fill out an operator's report and has continued to avoid contact with DNR officers.
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