RedactedNarrative: On monday 04-10-2017 at approximately 2130 hours, alexander sheriff communications notified officers of a boat accident involving one motorboat striking a floating dock on lake hickory. 
  
  Officers responded to wittenberg access (175 wildlife access road) to investigate.  The night was clear with a full moon with mild temperatures.  The officers met with the operator and passenger of the pontoon boat.  Operator stated immediately prior to the accident, they were fishing on the pontoon near harbor town drive.  They had decided to leave the location and go to wittenberg access area to load the pontoon.  
  
  They travelled around the bend in the lake and on to the main channel of the lake.  He advised he was travelling approximately 15 to 17 miles per hour and suddenly struck a floating dock with a pwc secured on top that was floating in the main channel.  Upon impact, the left pontoon and front of the pontoon collided with the dock and pwc.  
  
  After striking the dock, they travelled to wittenberg access to meet officials.   Occupant stated she fell forward from her original seated position onto the pontoon deck.  Operator was thrown forward toward the console. He sustained a cut on his right eyebrow and bridge of his nose.   Subjects did not seek medical attention greater than first aid.  
  
  Operator loaded the pontoon boat to the trailer and removed it from the water.  Officers inspected the pontoon and observed the left pontoon spray flare bent upward and small scratches on the pontoon.  No other damage on the pontoon was visible and reported by operator. 
  
  Officer spoke with the owner of the pwc.  He was unable to advise the exact day and time the dock and pwc was observed secure.  The pwc and ezdock was attached to a wooden dock.  He advised the pwc was inoperable prior to the incident and would not work. The dock was a drive-on, plastic, ez dock brand.  The dock pins had been removed that secured it to the shoreline's wooden deck.  He advised the incident caused a hole in the top left in the plastic ez dock and damaged the top front of the pwc hood.  He also stated the damage was negligible due to the value and inoperability of the pwc.
  
  It should be noted prior to the incident, lake hickory had received numerous spring rains resulting in high water levels.  This possibly contributed to the break away of the dock.  He also had advised that possibly the dock had been tampered with due to missing hinge pin bolts.
  
   on 04-10-2017, no report was taken due to the minimal damage and no injury greater than first aid reported.  On 06-27-2017 operator contacted officer requesting a report for insurance purposes.  He had further advised the left pontoon had a indention dents at the nose cone on the left and right sides just below the spray fins.  The pontoon would require replacement at a cost of $5000.00 per carolina coach and marine boat sales company.
  
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  A vessel record will not be recorded for the PWC because it was "inoperative" and atop the dock.