RedactedNarrative: On September 9th at approximately 1500 hours I, Game Warden 1, was made aware of a boating incident that had occurred on July 24th 2022 at Jere Shai Lakeside Rentals, on Lake Sinclair. A pontoon boat that was tied off at Jere Shai had been struck by one of Jere Shai’s rental PWCs. The owner of the pontoon boat, V1 Owner, had contacted DNR LED to have a report made. V1 Owner wanted the report so he could go through his insurance to have repairs made to his vessel. I went to Jere Shai and met with V1 Owner to see the damage to his vessel and gather information about what had occurred. V1 Owner stated that he was unsure of when the incident occurred but that he was made aware of the damage sometime after the fact. 
  
  Corporal 2 met me at Jere Shai to assist with the investigation. We spoke with Employee who rented the PWC out that struck the pontoon boat. She agreed to fill out a witness statement that is attached to this report. Employee stated that she had rented out two PWC’s to V2 Passenger. V2 Operator was with V2 Passenger and was operating the PWC that hit V1 Owner’s pontoon boat. V1 Owner’s boat was unoccupied and docked on a cleat at the seawall at Jere Shai’s. Employee stated that she had been communicating back and forth with V2 Passenger and V2 Operator about the damages but could no longer reach them. Corporal 2 contacted the owner of Jere Shai and the PWC, V2 Owner, to find out which PWC at the lot was the one involved in the incident. We then took pictures of the PWC where it had been painted over and the damages.
   
  Corporal 2 and I went to V2 Passenger’s address on his driver’s license to try to make contact with him and V2 Operator about the incident. When we arrived we spoke with V2 Passenger’s mother who told us that V2 Passenger and V2 Operator had moved to Atlanta and rented a place together. She agreed to facetime V2 Passenger and Corporal 2 and I were able to speak with them about the incident. I made arrangements with V2 Operator to meet them in person to collect witness statements. 
  
  On September 12th 2022 Sergeant 3 and I met V2 Passenger and V2 Operator at 4 pm in Dekalb county. They both filled out witness statements that are attached to this report. V2 Operator stated that the day of the incident was the first time he had operated a PWC. V2 Operator stated that he did not know PWCs did not have brakes and that he did not know how to stop. He stated that he hit the pontoon boat that was tied off at the seawall. V2 Operator was issued a warning for failure to meet boating education requirements, a citation for failure to report a boating accident, and a citation for operating a PWC above idle speed within 100 feet of an object.
   
  On October 2nd 2022 Sergeant 3 and I met with the owner of Jere Shai V2 Owner at Jere Shai Lakeside Rentals. V2 Owner stated that he thought he did not have to report it because it occurred on private property. I informed V2 Owner that it did not occur on private property that it occurred on Lake Sinclair. V2 Owner was issued a citation for failure to report a boating incident and for improper registration on his PWC.