Operator1 was warming up his borrowed Personal Watercraft (PWC) from the ramp at River Forks Park on Lake Lanier. Operator1 took the PWC out about half the width of the lake before turning around and heading back towards the dock. Operator1 had a friend on the dock waiting to be picked up to be a passenger on the PWC. Operator1 came into the dock to fast and was unable to get it stopped before he collided into Operator2's vessel that was tied up on the right side of the courtesy dock. Operator1 fell off the PWC as a result of the collision. Operator1 was wearing a PFD and sustained no injuries. There was no fire extinguisher on the PWC. No one was on the Operator2's vessel at the time of the collision. Operator1 was operating the PWC above idle speed when he came into contact with the Operator2's vessel. His estimated speed was 20 miles per hour.
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