On 7-4-2012 at approximately 2143 hours, National Park Service Dispatch was informed of a boat accident at 36degrees 58 minutes 47 seconds North 111 degrees 28 minutes 50 seconds west on Lake Powell. National Park Service Dispatch was informed that there were three people ejected from the vessel and needed medical attention. 

The vessel identified as a 23 foot long 1998 Chaparral motorboat bearing decals struck a group of rocks to the right of red buoy number 5.  The vessel traveled for approximately 40 feet from point of impact to its final resting location on the rocks. The vessel received damage to the keel area, propeller, and torpedo. Coconino County Deputies arrived on scene and observed Park Service Rangers and Game Fish officers on scene rendering medical aid. The two ejected subjects were transported to the hospital to receive further medical treatment. No other passengers were injured during this incident. The vessel received fiberglass cracking  on the port side, and the propeller and torpedo received damage from the rocks. The vessel was carrying 12 passengers and the operator. The operator was Identified.  All safety equipment was present on the vessel.  Alcohol was not a factor in the accident. The operator was driving at an excessive speed with low visibility in the dark which contributed to the collusion with the rocks. Medical advised that one of the ejected passengers received body trauma from the impact of the rocks. The individual struck her head and as a result had an abrasion on the back side of her head. The other passenger a  3 year old male was ejected and received  head trauma. There were no fatalities that occurred during this incident.
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