RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS  On Sunday June 27th 2021 at approximately 1445 hours a commercial tour airboat was engaged in a paid tour with four passengers, traveling on a trail in a Westward direction in Francis S. Taylor Everglades Area 2 near a camp named Chicken Coop.  A recreational airboat leaving Chicken Coop camp, occupied by the operator and a single passenger, were traveling back to Lox Road boat ramp (NE direction) when the two airboats collided. The two occupants of the recreational airboat were ejected from the airboat. There were no fatalities or injuries. 
  INVESTIGATION
  Monday, 06/28/2021 
  1.	0900 hrs. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission received a phone call from OP1 about an airboat accident he had the day prior. Upon advising him to report the accident, I was advised that a call from OP2 in regards to a vessel accident from the day prior had just been submitted to FWC dispatch.  OP2 stated that he was in a designated airboat trail with passengers when he observed two airboats come out of nowhere.  OP2 stated he let off his throttle completely to slow his vessel.  Occupant of V1 observed a third vessel from the left (V2) and pointed it out to OP2.  At that time OP2 stated he was off throttle and he observed (V2) turn starboard and then to port at a high rate of speed when the starboard rear portion of (V2) collided with the front port side of (V1). OP2 stated that he went to the bow of his boat to make sure the occupants of the other boat were okay.  OP2 stated that the occupants of the other vessel said they were fine and did not want assistance from OP2.  OP2 stated he waited until another airboat came to assist (V2). At that time OP2 returned to Stubbs canal boat ramp.  
  2.	1438 hrs. – I spoke via telephone to the owner/operator of V2. OP2 stated that he was leaving Chicken Coop camp with two other airboats ahead of him going back the the boat ramp at Lox rd. OP2 could not provide a direction of travel.  OP2 stated that he had just got up on plane when he saw the other airboat (V1) and attempted to avoid a collision by turning his airboat to starboard and then back to port.  OP2 stated that he and his wife were ejected into the water but sustained no injuries.  
  Tuesday, 06/29/2021
  1. 1438 hours. – I spoke with PAX1 via telephone, one of the passengers of V1, about the accident that occurred.  PAX1 stated that they were going down a trail at a slow speed when two airboats came out of nowhere and sped by at a fast speed.  When PAX1 turned her head back she noticed a third airboat coming from the left (V2) that was very close and then they crashed.  PAX1 stated that she was worried about the two occupants of the other airboat that had been ejected into the water.  PAX1 stated the two said they were fine.  PAX1 stated the male of (V2) said that he builds boats for a living and they will handle it.  She said no one on either boat was injured and that she was unsure of what was supposed to happen.  
  INTERVIEWS  
  •	Operator of V1 stated he was heading back towards Stubbs Canal boat ramp in a Westward direction in a trail
  •	Operator of V2 stated he was leaving Chicken Coop camp going back to Lox rd. boat ramp. 
  •	Operator of V1 stated he observed two airboats at which time he let off of the throttle
  •	Operator of V2 stated when he saw the other vessel (V1) he attempted to avoid a collision by turning starboard and then back to the port side when the front port of (V1) and the rear starboard of (V2) collided. 
  