RedactedNarrative: On May 24th, 2019, operator and three members of his family traveled from Lake Guntersville to Wheeler Lake on their sail boat. The sailboat was under power, with all sails in the down position. They entered Flint Creek from the main river channel and began traveling upstream to look for a place to anchor for the Alabama Jubilee and Hot Air Balloon Festival/Fireworks Show at Point Mallard. 
  
  Around 1450 hours, they successfully passed under the power lines that stretch across the creek near Point Mallard. Not finding a suitable place to anchor for the weekend, they decided to move back out into the creek and look for another spot to anchor.  At approximately 1500 hours, as they entered the creek channel and traveled back under the power lines for a second time, the mast of the sail boat contacted the lines near the low sag point, bouncing/throwing the boat backwards. 
  
  All passengers on board were electrocuted, and the son was knocked unconscious and thrown to the floor. At the same time, the cabin of the boat exploded into flames. As first aid was being conducted and attempts made to put out the fire, the boat struck the lines a second time, and bounced backwards again and began to lean sideways. 
  
  The passengers wanted to then jump overboard, and Operator prevented them from doing so. Operator then placed the boat in reverse and backed away from the lines. He then beached the vessel near the Point Mallard shoreline and began seeking help. As he was placing his son in a kayak, a passing boater saw them, placed them in his boat, and took them ashore. As they were going ashore, I unknowingly drove up on the scene in a Marine Police Patrol Boat and saw the boat fire. Attempts to put out the fire using onboard fire extinguishers failed. 
  
  The Decatur Fire Department was called, and the sailboat was pushed closer to the shoreline. Fire truck hoses could not reach the vessel and firemen were loaded onto the patrol boat with a water hose and were transported to the boat fire. The fire was then extinguished. All passengers on board were transported to Huntsville Hospital. Other boats in the area at the time of the accident reported feeling the shock of the power lines.  
  Army Corps of Engineers map data list the power line elevation at the center of low sag as 594, with a pool stage clearance of 38 foot. The regulated high-water clearance is listed at 31 foot. The mast for the sailboat is listed at 39 foot-11 inches high, from the waterline. TVA recorded the lake elevation water level at the time of the accident at 555.9, leaving a clearance of 38.1 foot, making the mast 1.8 foot higher than the power line, closely matching line impact marks left on the mast.The overall estimated total damage of $26500.00 includes $3500.00 worth of contents that was onboard.
  