ON 07/04/09 on Lake Sammamish operator was operating her boat to her dock after a fireworks display on the lake.

As she approached her dock she said she was about 150 off shore about 200 feet south of the dock when large waves came back from the shore and started to swamp her boat.  She had 4 teenagers in the bow and two adults in the back bench seat.  operator said as the water came in the passengers shifted all of their weight to the port side and she gunned the engine in the waves and the boat capsized to the port trapping her under the boat.  She was able to swim out.

No one was wearing a PFD and all made it out witout injury.  operator said her 2 year old Golden Doodle companion service died in the accident.  The dog was found by the R/O on the lake bottom in 10 feet of water drowned.

The R/O was on the dock at the time and swam out to assist.  Other neighbors also assisted in the rescue.  They were able to get the capsized boat to the dock where it was secured and salvaged the next day.

Operator  sated she was not intoxicated at the time of the accident and had only had a couple of glasses of wine earlier in the day.
Sammamish                     