RedactedNarrative: On October 27, 2022, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was dispatched to a boating crash in Okeechobee County. I arrived at the victim’s residence. The victim was identified as V2 OWNER. He advised he noticed his boat motor skeg/propeller had been damaged and a rope had been broken. He watched the security camera footage and advised that on October 20, 2022 at approximately 3:50 PM his vessel was struck. His vessel hereafter referred to as vessel 2 (V2), was parked and tied up behind his residence. 
  The video shows a pontoon boat bearing Florida registration, hereafter referred to as vessel 1 (V1) striking his engine with front portside of V1. V2 OWNER was able to find the suspect vessel and sent video/photos to me. The vessel was identified by Florida vessel registration. I was unable to get ahold of OP1 for quite a while after this was reported by V2 OWNER. V2 OWNER advised his insurance was able to get ahold of OP1. He was apologetic and wanted to do what he needed to do to make it right. He advised he was operating the vessel at the time of the crash. He advised he looked down and when he looked back up, he was striking the other vessel. I tried to set a date to stop by his residence to ask questions, but work got busy and I could not make it. I stopped by the residence on November 23, 2022, and knocked with no answer. I called OP1 and he became agitated and hostile on the phone. He advised I needed to stop “harassing” him and if I wanted to write him a ticket to do so. I tried to explain the reporting process of a boating crash and that failure to report is a criminal misdemeanor. 
  I stopped by his residence on November 28, 2022, at approximately 9:40 AM. There was no answer, so I went to my office and mailed OP1 a citation for violation of a navigation rule (improper lookout) but does not constitute reckless. I issued him a warning for the criminal violation of failure to notify Law Enforcement of a boating crash. 
  V2 OWNER advised the damage for his vessel was approximately 3,053.75. The damage was to V2’s lower unit and propeller. 
  This concludes my involvement thus far.
  