On 07/03/11 at 4:00 PM, a thunderstorm moved across Rend Lake.  The two vessels involved in this accident were beached at Dam West Recreation Area.  The owner of Vessel 1 decided to operate his boat to the ramp to remove it from the lake.  Operator backed up and his motor stopped running.  The wind and waves pushed his boat on top of Vessel 2 which was unoccupied.  Vessel 2 sustained damage on the port side from its outboard motor all the way up to the trolling motor at the aft of the vessel.  End of report.
Benton                        