V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHWARD IN THE AREA OF MOHAVE ROCK ON THE COLORADO RIVER AT APPROX. 35MPH. THE OPERATOR DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO HIS FISHING EQUIPMENT LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE FISHING EQUIPMENT V1 DROVE STRAIGHT INTO A LARGE SALT CEDAR ON THE AZ SHORE. V1 DEFLECTED OFF OF SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES THEN STRUCK A LARGE PORTION OF MOHAVE ROCK WHICH WAS SUBMERGED. THE PROPELLOR ASSEMBLY WAS LOCATED IN ABOUT 3-4 FEET OF WATER ON THE SUBMERGED OUTCROPPING.
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