RedactedNarrative: On 06/09/19, I (CPO) was notified of a boat accident near the Rend Lake Dam.  At 10:57 am,  I arrived at Rend Lake Dam and observed a white open motorboat grounded on the point of the break wall entering the spillway.  
  
  I approached the boat and spoke with co-owner and operator at the time of accident.  Operator said she was operating the boat the previous evening on 06/08/19 at 10:35 pm.  She had a female passenger aboard.  Operator said they departed Rend Lake Marina due east to meet with her husband in South Marcum cove.  Operator said it began to rain heavily impeding her vision.  Operator said she reduced the throttle and within 30 seconds made impact with the break wall.  There were no injuries that required medical attention as a result of the accident.  
  
  Operator collided with a fixed object (break wall) grounding the vessel on the break wall.  Contributing causes to the accident are the heavy rain, operator inexperience and operating too fast for conditions.  I photographed the damage to the hull of the boat and lower unit of the motor.  I collected all information for a report and provided Operator with a boat accident report form to fill out and submit to Springfield, IL.  The following day, 06/10/19 at 9:45 am,  Rend Lake Towing removed the boat from the crash site. 
  
  The boat involved in this accident totally ran aground on top of large boulders used to fortify a break wall. Damage is to the chine and on either side of the chine from aft of the boat to the stern.  Damage is limited to the area underneath the boat from contact with the rocks.  Most of the scrapes or gouges are entirely through the fiberglass hull.  The outboard portion of the I/O motor sustained a hole at the curvature portion leading to the propeller.  Lower unit oil had emptied through the hole.  Boat''s owner reported that she paid $5,500 for the boat and her insurance company has categorized it as totaled.  End of narrative.
  