RedactedNarrative: On June 2, 2019, at approximately 1600 hours, Sgt. and I were patrolling the Flint River when we observed a deck boat with six subjects aboard in the trees next to the bank. 
  
  Sgt. pulled the patrol vessel next to the deck boat and made contact with the operator inside the vessel to make sure no one was injured aboard the vessel.  The operator stated they were heading north on the Flint River when he lost steering in his deck boat causing them to turn sharply towards the bank.  He advised as soon as he lost steering, he put the throttle in the neutral position and the vessel struck the east bank of the river causing damage to the canopy and front starboard side of the vessel.  Sgt. and I then advised operator to idle back to the boat landing and we would follow them back to make sure they arrived safely.  I received written statements of the occurrence from all the subjects aboard the vessel and photographed the damage to the vessel.  Later that afternoon, Sgt. received a call from the owner of the vessel stating the damage to the vessel exceeded $2000.00.
  