On 05/29/2010 at approximately 7:30pm, when returning to the Wolf Creek State Park Boat ramp,  CPO and I received the report of two missing PWC operators from PWC owner.  owner advised his daughter  and friend called and adivsed the battery was dead on the PWC and they were unable to get back to the Wolf Creek State Park Ramp.  Officers unsuccessfully attempted to locate the PWC based on the location provided  At approximately 8:15pm CPO and I returned to the Wolf Creek State Park Ramp.   We found  the operator  and her female passenger had been towed in by an assisting boater.  The operator  and her passenger were paddling the PWC to the trailer.  No mention was made of any boat accident or damage to the PWC.  

On approximately 06/03/2010 I was contacted by the operator who advised she wanted to report a boat accident occuring on 5/29/2010 at approximately 5:00pm.  owner advise the Kawasaki PWC she was operating was tied off to a rental houseboat from Lithia Springs Marina and was overturned and flooded when the houseboat was moved.   I advised owner the damage occuring to her father's PWC did not meet the USCG criteria for a reportable boat accident as there was no injury and the suspected damage was less then $2000.00.  

I was again asked to contact  the operator.  When I called owner she advised she took the PWC to South End Kawasaki for an estimate.  owner advised South End Kawasaki advised the estimated cost to repair the PWC was over $5000.00.  I contacted South End Kawasaki.  Employee's at the South End Kawasaki advised no such estimate was made or given to owner.  

I was asked to contact owner again  the week of 7/12/2010.  I contacted owner and she advised PWC had been repaired by South End Kawasaki.  owner further advised the damage was just over $2000.00.  I contacted CPO and asked him to speak to the servicing mechanic at South End Kawasaki.  Officer spoke to the dealer representive and found the the damage was approximately $2200.  

I contacted owner and houseboat operator and received a preliminary report on the phone and sent them blank written statement forms.  I received the written statement forms on 08/03/2010.  

owner reported on 05/29/2010 she and her passenger entered the first party cove they encountered and approached a rental houseboat from Lithia Spring Marina.  Near the houseboat, owner and her passenger jumped from the Kawasaki PWC (IL4704KD) to swim.  Unknown male passengers on the houseboat tied owner's PWC to the starboard side near the stern.  owner stated she did not supervise or inspect the securing of her PWC to the houseboat. At approximately 5:30pm, after owner boarded the houseboat, the operator of the houseboat started to move the houseboat.  During movement of the houseboat the PWC flipped over in the water cracking some of the fiberglass and flooding the interior.  After occupants of the houseboat attempted to work on the PWC it was towed to the Wolf Creek State Park Ramp.  The subject was under the impression the battery was dead on the PWC.

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