Officer made contact with the owner of a boat on August 16th reference damage that happened to that vessel on or about August 8th at Lake Miola in the City of Paola.  Owner of vessel 1(V1) stated that while preparing to load boat at ramp a red boat pulling a skier came by too close causeing a wake that pushed V1 onto the dock causing damage.  The owner of V1 did not see it happen but that the occupant in V1 did.  The occupant of the boat stated that he was in the boat when the red boat pulling a skier came within 20 to 40 feet from the dock causing a large wake which caused the boat to come out of the water into the dock.  Officer took pictures of the damage to the boat and had both subjects write a statement of what happened.

The owner of V1 did not notice the damage until the next night while cleaning the boat and asked the occupant of the boat who at that time told him of the red boat operating at the lake.  The boat owner stated he was unable to contact anyone to report the accident for approximately a week.  V1 stated he made contact with the owner of vessel 2 (V2) on August 12 and told him of the damage to the boat.  V2 gave him his name and the registration number of the boat but would not give anymore information.

Officer made contact with the owner of vessel 2 (V2) on August 24th.  The owner of V2 stated he was pulling his children on a knee board at the lake on August 16th but he did not go that close to the dock.  V2 stated there were at least five boats on the water pulling skiers or operating fast that night and that he would not operate his boat too close to the dock while pulling his young children behind the boat.  V2 stated that when the owner of V1 made contact with him he was not sure what night the damage happened and asked if he was on the lake on Wednesday or Thursday which V2 stated no he was not then V1 asked if he was out Monday which V2 stated yes he was.

The damage to the boat is consistant with a boat banging into a dock but the information at hand is inconclusive as to when or what happened to cause the damage.  There is no other information to add at this time.
Paola                         