OPERATOR WAS DRIVING HIS BOAT ON ALCOVA RESERVOIR AT NIGHT.  IT WAS VERY DARK WITH LITTLE VISABILITY.  OPERATOR WAS USING A SPOTLIGHT TO HELP NAVIGATE.  THE BOAT HAD BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  OPERATOR WAS HEADED TOWARD FREMONT CANYON WHEN HE STRUCK THE ISLAND OF ROCKS ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOAT TOWARDS THE BOW.  THE OPERATOR SAID HE WAS FARTHER SOUTH THAN HE HAD THOUGHT NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS ON THE LAKE.  OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS WERE ALL DRINKING ALCOHOL.
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