On 6/6/2010 at 1901 hrs Butler co dispatch received a call about a PWC/boat accident on El dorado Reservoir.  Butler Co dispatch advised park ranger about the accident.  Ranger responded to the accident and gathered all information for NRO.  Ranger then handed all the information over to NRO for further investigation.  
NRO made contact with OpA, operator of vessel A, and asked OpA to describe the events that took place on 6/6/10.  OpA stated that him and another boat were traveling west towards the cut in the dam when a PWC exited the old jet ski cove and ran into the side of his vessel.  OpA stated that he could not react since there was  a boat on his right and the PWC on his left.  OpA stated the PWC came out of the cove and did not make any attempt to turn and ran into the side of his vessel.

NRO than made contact with registered owner of the PWC who stated that her friend OpB was operating the PWC with a passenger in the PWC. Onwer stated that her friends were on her PWC when two big boats, that were racing each other, came up behind her PWC striking it on the right side.  owner stated that the boats were operating too close to her PWC at the time of collision.

NRO made contact with VesselB Passenger by phone.  VesselB Passenger stated that she was riding with her boy friend, OpB when the two big boats came up behind them racing.  VesselB Passenger stated that her boyfriend let off of the gas to slow down so that the boats could go past/around them, when the waves from teh big boat pushed them into it.  VesselB Passenger was sitting in front of OpB but OpB was the driver/operator of the PWC.  NRO asked why she was riding in front and not operating the PWC.  She stated that she was scared to operate but OpB did.  NRO asked if OpB could see around her since she was an adult and bigger than a child.  VesselB Passenger advised yes because she was a tiny girl.

NRO made contact with OpB.  OpB explained the accident to NRO by saying that he and VesselB Passenger were on the water headed towards the cut in the dam when two big boats that were racing came up behind him.  OpB stated that he let off the gas so that they could go around him and when they started to go around the waves from OpA boat pulled him into the boat and threw him off of the vessel.  NRO asked OpB to explain how the front right and rear right corners got damaged if the PWC hit on the side.  OpB stated that after he let off the gas he was just floating and the waves turned the PWC sideways and into the boat.  NRO explained to OpB that he believes that PWC was heading straight towards that vessel and he tried to turn left at the last minute causing the front right corner of the PWC to receive the damage and then the rear of the PWC came around and struck the boat causing the damage to the right rear corner.  This time OpB said that it happened so fast and that he was knocked off the PWC that he could not remember all the details.
NRO called subject to ask him questions about the accident.  NRO asked Subject if he saw the whole accident or just the part of the accident and impact.  Subject stated that he saw the whole accident - from start to finish.  Subject stated that he saw the two big boats traveling west with maybe a little southern travel towards the cut in the old dam when a PWC came from jet ski cove and ran into the side of the big boat.  Subject stated that it appeared the PWC operator did not see the big boat or was going to try and cross the path of the big boat before it got to this particular location.  Subject stated that from his view it appeared that the PWC never did  change direction or slow down.  Subject stated that afte

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