Vessel a was leaving the area of the dam site boat ramp at cursing speed when the operator looked up and saw vessel b (a mostly white pwc) heading toward the middle of the starboard side of his vessel. At that point both operators made evasive maneuvers by turning away from the collision. Vessel a turned to their port side and vessel b turned to their starboard side. Vessel b struck vessel a in the middle of the starboard side below the waterline with the rear port side of vessel b. Operator a stated that the operator of vessel b immediately left the area and did not stop or check on the occupants of vessel a. Operator a was able to get vessel a back to the dam site boat ramp but because of the damage, the boat sank at the waters edge before it could be put on a trailer. About an hour after the incident occured, gilmer 911 center was notified and officers were sent to check boat ramps around the lake and a dnr boat was put on the water in an attempt to locate the pwc. Officers were not able to locate the pws. In an attempt to trailer vessel a, operator a put tow more holes on either side of the bow.
CHATSWORTH                    