According to Operator1, he was heading downstream on the right side of the lake (river) when he noticed Operator2 coming towards him.  Operator1 stated that Operator2 was on the wrong side of the lake, but there was enough room for the two boats to pass safely.  When the two boats where about to pass each other, Operator2 suddenly turned his boat right in front of Operator1.  Operator1 says he tried to stop but there was not enough time or room to stop or to miss Operator2.  

Operator2 stated that he was coming upstream on the left side of the river (lake),  and he saw Operator1 coming toward him.  Operator2 stated that Operator1 was on the other side of the river and there was not going to be any problem with the boats passing each other.  Operator2 says that he noticed Operator1 turning toward him, and so Operator2 turned farther to the left and slowed down.  Operator2 says that he was scared that Operator1 was going to hit the knee boarder he was pulling if he continued on the course and speed he was on.  Operator2 stated that Operator1 just keep coming towards him and never slowed down before the impact.  

Operator1 was pulling a wake boarder and had three other people on his boat.  All the passengers stated that they were watching the wake boarder and nobody actually saw the collision.  Operator1 stated that he had had two beers all day, starting at about 11:30 am.  He did not appear to be impaired.

Operator2 was pulling a knee boarder and had two other people on his boat.  Celesta Harvey witnessed the accident.  Her account of the incident was consistent with Operator2's account. 

I was unable to locate any impartial witnesses to the accident.
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