A vessel was traveling east on the Snake River at Shoshone Falls.  The vessel was attempting to negotiate a blind corner on the river at approximately 40 mph.  The operator attempted to make a right turn in the narrow channel and due to speed and other unknown reasons the vessel was unable to complete the turn.  The vessel struck the rocks on the north bank of the river.  The damage to the vessel indicates that the vessel was turned hard enough to the right that the impact was very high on the starboard side of the vessel.  The ski tower impacted the rocks as well on the starboard side.  The impact ejected five of the occupants from the vessel.  One of the passengers landed on rocks in the water and sustained injuries due to the crash.  One of the passengers that remained aboard the vessel also sustained injuries.
Twin Falls                    