On 6/5/2013 at 7:03 PM the Niagara County Sheriff's Office was notified that the homeowner found a boat along the shoreline behind her residence with a dead female onboard.  The boat had extensive compression damage to the fiberglass on the bow.  There was also significant damage at the helm and steering wheel.  Further investigation revealed that the accident occurred approximately 1 mile west of where the boat was found.  The boat hit the end of the east pier at the entrance to Olcott Harbor.  The day after the accident, a witness came forward to state that he had observed an accident at that location around 10:00 PM on 6/4/2013.  The witness saw the navigation lights turn toward the entrance of the harbor.  He stated he boat appeared to be moving at a high rate of speed before he heard a loud noise.  Phone records of the deceased show that she sent a text message at 9:48 PM that night to her mechanic that said "Unbelievable! The Diva is motoring at 43.5 MPH!  Her top speed with me was 35! WOW!"
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