RedactedNarrative: We learned that OPERATOR1's vessel had run over the back of another vessel right before making impact with a rock face at the island. Both occupants of vessel two were on the front half of the boat and did not sustain major injuries. 
  
  INVESTIGATION/VESSEL INSPECTIONS
  Rangerinspected the boat and looked for any clues to the cause of the accident. Four cans of beer were found in the vessel. All parties said that OPERATOR1 had not been drinking that day; OPERATOR1's medical report later proved that he had not been drinking. I photographed vessel one and two, collected information from all parties, and had all adults fill out witness statements.
  
  
  INTERVIEW/WITNESS STATEMENTS
  Vessel 1
  All adult passengers explained the series of events that lead to the accident as they launched their boat and headed towards the North end of the lake. They said that the rope from their tube got stuck in the propeller. Two people had to take turns going underneath the water and cutting the rope free. They said that cutting the rope free exhausted OPERATOR1.
  
  CITATION
  I issued OPERATOR1 a citation for person 12 years of age and under not wearing a life jacket, and operating a motorboat without insurance.
  
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  End of report
  
  They then inflated another tube and realized that their boat had no gas. On their way back to the Island Marina, the two 16-year-old girls were being towed on the tube behind the boat. Subject1 was holding subject2 sitting in the passenger seat chair facing backwards, and subject3 was in the center back seat filming the girls on the tube while Operator1 was driving the boat. Next thing they know, they are hitting into the rock face and see Operator1 go through the windshield and fall back into his chair. Subject3 tried to get a response out of OPERATOR1, but his eyes had rolled to the back of his head. Subject3 noticed that they had run over another boat and that Subject4 was in the water. He jumped in to assist her and called 911 after making sure she was okay. See witness statements for further details.
  
  Vessel 2
  OPERATOR2 had tied off to a rock next to the Island to wait out the wind that had picked up on the lake. They were both sitting on the front half of the boat putting their feet in the water. They observed vessel one approaching them, and started to get concerned when it wasn't turning or slowing down. OPERATOR2 described, that he could only visually see the top of OPERATOR1's head through the windshield as it approached. The boat then hit and launched off of the back side of their boat and into the cliff face, located on the North end of the Island. V2 occupant was ejected into the water, and Operator2 fell inside of the vessel.
  
  During the interview, OPERATOR1 was having a hard time remembering what had happened that day. He explained to us that he had been having some issues with his girlfriend and taking some depressant medication (FluvoxaMINE 50 mg, gabapentin 300 mg, Xanax). He also mentioned that he had only gotten six hours of sleep the night before the accident, and three hours the night before that. OPERATOR1 consented and signed a medical release form of his records (Request if want access to records).
  
  INVESTIGATION CONT'd
  On 07/09/2019 I picked up OPERATOR1's medical records from the hospital and confirmed that there was no sign of drug or alcohol use while operating the vehicle.
  
  I was contacted by Tuber2's mom, who wanted to tell me some of the things about the accident. I went to Tuber2's house and sat down with her and her mom. They explained to me that the family had lied to us and that the child was not in a life jacket the entire time they were boating. They also explained to me that they are concerned with the living situation of the children at the house. Tuber1 had told Tuber2 that she was scared of her dad, and that he won't let her have any contact with her mom. She told Tuber2 of an incident that happened on 3 July 2019, where OPERATOR1 had come in to her room emotional, saying that he couldn't lose his girlfriend. He grabbed tuber1 by the face and said that he was going to kill himself if he can't be with his girlfriend. I had Tuber2 write a witness for both incidents. See witness statement for more information.
  