RedactedNarrative: V1 occupant told us they, Operator1 and himself, were going up the lake from Sweetwater Creek headed to Galt's Ferry to fish a few spots. V1 occupant said he saw the guy in the other boat headed in their direction. He said the other boat came from the area at marker 36E. V1 occupant said, "The other guy must have had a problem with his motor or a death wish." I asked him why he would say that and he replied, "Because he cut in front of operator."
  
  I continued to talk to V1 occupant about the incident. He told me they were going about 2,000 to 2,500 RPM's as they were going to Galt's Ferry. He said he knew that 4,000 RPM's was about 38 MPH. I asked him about what side of the channel they were on as they rounded the corner from Sweetwater headed to the S-Curves. V1 occupant told me the corner from Sweetwater was shallow and they came across and headed to the corner at marker 36E. V1 occupant pointed to the left side of the channel on an overhead map and I asked him about being on the wrong side. 
  
  He said they were going to cut the corner traveling down the lake. V1 occupant said Operator1 tried to go right to avoid hitting the other boat. V1 occupant said he does not remember hitting the boat but did recall coming up from the water and holding onto the side of Operator1's capsized boat about midway down the hull on the passenger side. He said that he remembered Operator1 being directly to his right toward the stern of the boat. He told Operator1 to hang on but Operator1 became too weak and slipped beneath the surface of the water. V1 occupant also recalled seeing the other boater, hanging onto the bow of Operator1's boat. He said the other guy was about half out of the water.
  
  After reviewing all the evidence that has been made available to me at the time of this report I have concluded that Operator1 being on the wrong side of the channel at marker 36E is at fault for the incident. I base this conclusion on 2 factors. The first factor being that V1 occupant said in his interview on February 4, 2017 that they were going to cut the corner as they headed to Galt's Ferry to continue fishing. The second factor being the downloaded information from Garmin Echomap GPS unit showing several hundred plotted GPS points. RFC was able to show the exact route that he took on the day of the incident. From the time Operator2 launched his boat until the boat was towed from the scene of the incident there are latitude and longitude coordinates, speeds, headings, times, and dates putting Operator2 boat in extremely close if not exact positions on Allatoona Lake.