On September 4, 2010 at apporoximately 1721 hrs, Officer received a call from US Army Corps of Engineer Ranger. Ranger advised Officer of a boating incident that occurred on Grenada Lake involving a Corps of Engineer vessel and private recreational water vessel. He was requested to come to the North Abutment Landing at Grenada Lake and was informed that two vessels were involved in a boating incident would be located and also the occupants of the vessels. 

Officer arrived at the North Abutment Landing at approximately 1822, both vessels involved in the incident were docked at the landing. He met with both Corps of Engineer Rangers and the occupants of the private vessel and some of their family members. Corps Ranger delivered to him written statements gathered from some of the occupants of the private vessel. 

Officer then spoke to the owner of Vessel 1 concerning the accident. Operator1 confirmed with the officer that he was the operator of Vessel 1.  Operator1 stated that he was not aware of what happened and that he never saw Vessel 2 until it was too late to stop. Operator1 had six passengers on board the vessel (see people section of BARD)  Operator1 stated that he had been in the vicinity of the Hugh White State Park Beach and left there with the six passengers headed to North Abutment Landing to load up the boat when the incident occurred. Operator1 stated that at the time the incident occurred with Vessel 2, three of his passengers were thrown overboard. All were wearing PFD and were quickly removed from the water. 

Officer then interviewed Corps Ranger operator of Vessel 2. Ranger informed me that he and another Ranger were on water patrol on Grenada Lake when the incident occurred. Ranger stated that he never saw Vessel 1 until after the incident occurred. The officer then asked Ranger the direction of travel while doing water patrol. He stated that he had been in the vicinity of the Main Beach Area and headed across the lake in the direction of Cape Retreat when the incident occurred. He spoke with Corps Ranger passenger and she stated that she never saw Vessel 1 until the incident too occurred. Both Rangers were not injured.
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