Driver and owner was driving her 23ft Baretta open bow boat towards Four corners Marina from Hobson Pike Bridge.  Two younger adults were also aboard.  Operator did not follow the main buoy mark channel while headed toward Four Corner Marina.  She went through the shorter way and struck the lower unit of her vessels outdrive on the rocky bottom near the island. As they backed off the bottom she noticed the boat was taking on water and  proceded to drive it back to Virett Creek were she had launched from earlier that day.  On the way the boat continued to take on more water and fearing that it might sink she called 911.  Thats when I was contacted about the accident.  She managed to drive the boat to Virett and get it loaded on the boat trailer. That is where we made contact with her. Where operator went through the short cut headed towards Four Corners, normally at full pool lake level will allow for boat passage at that location, however the lakes water elevation was approximatley 4 ft below summer pool.  Her boats lower unit sustained damage as well as the propeller.
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