RedactedNarrative: 04/06/2019 (Saturday):  On this date at approximately 2135 hrs, the undersigned was notified via State Police radio 10 comm regarding a vessel accident on Lake Hopatcong in the area of Bertrand Island in Mount Arlington, NJ.   Upon arrival, vessel # 1 was secured to dock J. Vessel # 2 and vessel # 3 were pulled out of the water and secured on same dock.  At scene I was met by officers from the Hopatcong Police Department. I was advised that operator # 2 was transported to Dover St. Clare's Hospital reference injuries sustained in the accident.  I also met with operator # 1 and operator # 3 who provided the following statements:
  
  
  Operator of Vessel # 1 stated in effect,  " I was going probably around 15 mile per hour when I struck something in the water.  My boat went airborne and at first I thought I hit a swan but then I heard someone yelling for help.  I turned around and realized I hit a kayak and saw two people in the water. I pulled both of them out of the water.  Prior to the impact the kayaks did not have any lights on them and no one was screaming to warn me that they were there."
  
  On 04/07/2019 (Sunday): I spoke to Operator # 2 via telephone who provided the following statement:
  "We were in the kayaks next to each other facing north when I heard and saw a boat coming right at us. The boat flew over us and hit me in the head with the bottom of the boat.  The boat that hit us did not have any lights when it was approaching us.  He turned on his lights when we started to scream for help.  
  
  Operator of Vessel # 3 stated in effect,  "We were next to each other in the middle of the lake more toward the house in Hopatcong.  Subject said, 'Look, there's a boat coming towards us. It's probably the police. They want to talk to us.'  Next thing I know we were in the water."
  
  
  Investigation Revealed: Vessel # 2 and Vessel # 3 were next to each other adrift in the middle of the lake in Hopatcong Boro, NJ.  Vessel # 1 was proceeding north when it struck vessel # 2 and vessel # 3 port side, consequently causing operator # 2 and operator # 3 to get ejected from the vessels.  Victim # 1 was transported to Dover St. Clare's hospital for treatment.  I asked operator # 1 if he had his navigation lights on,  to which he indicated "Yes."  I had operator # 1 turn on his navigation lights to ensure they were operational.  Operators # 2 and # 3 stated that they did not have all around lights on the kayaks and were not wearing life jackets.  No damage was observed to vessel # 1.  Due to poor conditions of vessel # 2 and vessel # 3 and numerous scuff marks, I was unable to determine if they were caused by the accident or were preexisting.