On Saturday, 4/11/09 at approximately 5:45pm V1 was traveling east on Kentucky Lake near TN river mile 107.8.  V1 was being operated by P1.  P2 was an occupant in the vessel.  P1 was operating V1 new the south bank of the river channel to avoid the rougher water near the middle of the river. P2 leaned down in the vessel to look for crackers to eat.  At the same time, P1 leaned down in the vessel to change the radio station.  V1 collided witht he south bank and lodged among several limns and roots growing from a tree on the port side.  It also was lodged against a large log on the starboard side.  Neither occupant  saw V1 headed toward the bank until the impact occurred.  Officers 1, 2, and 3 responded to the accident.  Officers 1 and 2 arrived at the accident site and relayed its exact location to officer 3 who was enroute with EMS personnel aboard his vessel.  Upon EMS personnel arriving at the scene, the decision was made to fly both individuals to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN.  The two injured persons were stabilized and carried by TWRA patrol boats across the river channel to the north bank on the Duck River Refuge.  They were then loaded onto two helicopters and flown to Vanderbilt Hospital.
CAMDEN                        