On 14 October 2012, operator2 was operating his houseboat on Center Hill Lake with a 19'' Supra tied to the starboard side of the vessel. The high winds and chop were pushing his houseboat towards the shore. Trying to keep his boat away from the shore he began to back the houseboat. At that time, water came over the back of the Supra filling it with water. When Operator realized that his Supra was going to sink, he pulled the boat to the west side of the mouth of Cherry Hill Creek where he untied it from his houseboat. The Supra sank with the bow of the vessel still pointing straight up just out of the water. Operator secured the vessel to the bank and called Wildlife Officer. Officer gave me the information and let Operator know to contact the USACE Resource Office on Center Hill Lake to report the accident and that his vessel was still in the water. At this time Operator is making arrangements to have his boat removed from the water. This incident happened on Center Hill Lake in Dekalb County.
SMITHVILLE                    