On 4/21/13 at approximately 1544 hours, I was advised of a watercraft which had sunk towards the Mormon Flat Dam at Canyon Lake.  

I then made contact with the owner of V1 at the Palo Verde Boat Ramp who stated he was also the operator at the time of the accident. 

The operator stated he had recently purchased V1 and was motorboating in the area just north of Prudential Rock when he came across 3 sets of wakes which he believed were from other boats in the area. The operator did not witness any reckless operation from other watercraft in the area and turned V1 at an approximate 90 degree angle to the wakes. The first wake came over the bow of V1 and when the second wake hit V1 nose dived and completely sank. 

The operator of V1 was not aware of any mechanical problems with V1, and described the set of wakes as "the weirdest thing I''ve ever seen."

All parties on board were pulled to safety by other boaters in the area and no one suffered any injuries. 

One seat frame and one cushion were located at the approximate sinking location along with several items of floating trash. No other signs of V1 were located.  

Nothing further.
Apache Junction, AZ