RedactedNarrative: On August 10, 2021 at around 1700 hours I, Sergeant, was phoned by Officer 1 in regards to a boating accident that had occurred at Conley Bottom Marina.  Officer 1 had been sent via KSP Post 11 to respond along with Officer 2.  I came on duty and went to assist as it had been reported that a subject had been struck with a boat and was being flown out.  While enroute to Conley Bottom it was relayed to me that the victim had been taken to the Wayne County Hospital Emergency Room in lieu of being flown from the landing zone.  It was also relayed to me that the operator of the vessel as well as other occupants who had been on board were en route to the hospital via personal vehicles.  I directed Officer 2 to respond to the ER and Officer 1 to respond to Conley Bottom.  I responded to the hospital and arrived just shortly after Officer 2 had made contact with the individuals involved.  As I arrived I was met by Passenger 3, a passenger on the vessel involved.  When asked what had happened Passenger 3 relayed that Passenger 1/ Injured had fallen into the water from the rear deck of a pontoon after the pontoon struck the dock.  He had then disappeared and was located after the pontoon had been moved out of the slip it had been attempting to moor in.  Passenger 3 stated that Passenger 1/ Injured had been badly injured and bystanders and marina employees had been able to pull Passenger 1/ Injured from the water and were trying to stop his bleeding upon arrival by Wayne County EMS.  Passenger 3 also reported that his wife had been the operator of the pontoon and that she was inside the emergency room waiting area along with Passenger 1/ Injured's wife.  I smelled the odor of alcoholic beverage emitting from Passenger 3 as he spoke however he showed no signs of impairment.  
  
  I then went into the emergency room, met with Officer 2 and asked him to interview the other occupants who had been on board.  At that time Officer 1 called and told me that the witnesses to the accident described the driver as being a female.  I noticed the EMS crew walking out at the time and walked out with them to check the status of the victim.  They advised he had not been stable enough to be flown out and that they had lost his pulse a couple times on the way to the ER but that the doctor was still working with him.  I then went back inside and spoke with who had been identified as the operator of the vessel.  She was very emotional as were the others.  She admitted to having been the operator and volunteered blood to prove no impairment.  She did admit to having half of an alcoholic beverage earlier in the day.  I did not smell the odor of alcoholic beverage upon her breath and did not notice any indicators of impairement.  I asked the operator if she would submit to sobriety testing which she promptly stated she would.  Officer 2 then administered the seated battery of SFSTs during which time no clues of impairment were observed.  As impairment of the operator was not present we then began trying to gather all information needed for reporting.  After interviewing the three present regarding what each believed had occurred, it became clear that Passenger 1/ Injured had went to the rear of the vessel as it was nearing the dock.  No one saw exactly the location Passenger 1/ Injured entered the water from nor did anyone see Passenger 1/ Injured actually enter the water.  This was also relayed from bystanders interviewed by Officer 1 at the marina.  After making contact with the dock the people on the pontoon became aware that Passenger 1/ Injured was no longer on board and he was subsequently located floating under the deck of vessel 1 face down.  After hearing screams and feeling/hearing the vessel make contact with the dock several people ran to the area with some assisting in placing Passenger 1/ Injured on a tube and floating him close enough to the dock to pull him upon the dock.  Bystanders began what triage they could at the scene and 911 was called nearly immediately.  Two of the bystanders were reported to be nurses and at least one off duty policeman had came to aid.  Once Wayne County EMS arrived Passenger 1/ Injured was taken by EMS to the Wayne County Hospital.  Most witnesses were unwilling to leave any information other than name and contact numbers.     
  
  The vessel involved is a 2019 Manitou Explode 240 tritoon powered by a 300 horsepower Mercury outboard engine.  The vessel shows KY registration and is listed as being owned by Owner, the son of Passenger 3, who had been one of the passengers on the tritoon.  Passenger 1/ Injured had been on the rear swim deck area of the vessel prior to entereing the water.  Passenger 2 had been seated in the front starboard side lounge seat facing forward.  Passenger 3 had been on the front port outside the railing while preparing to tie the vessel to the dock.  No one on board reported wearing personal flotation devices at the time of the accident.  The vessel did have all required safety equipment on board.  The operator said she was not wearing the engine lanyard as required by Federal regulation.  Upon inspection of the vessel the engine lanyard switch was not tethered however the switch was in the  "run" position.  A beer bottle cap was located on the console of the vessel.  An empty alcoholic beverage container was observed in one of the cupholders.  Inside a cooler located on the vessel were several alcoholic beverages as well as a bottle of "Ancient Age" bourbon.  Two alcoholic beverage cans were also observed in a trash bag on board the vessel.  It was relayed that the bourbon had belonged to Passenger 1/ Injured and that he had consumed more alcoholic drinks than anyone else on board.  
  
  While speaking with Operator regarding boating experience she stated it was probably the third time she had driven the vessel involved.  She said she did not have very much experience with that vessel and had no boater education.  She stated the vessel was going so slow she did not understand how the events had occurred.  She also stated that as she started into the slip that had been rented for the pontoon everyone noticed that another vessel was in that slip just as she began to maneuver toward the slip.  She said she had to change direction to then enter a neighboring slip.  Upon Officer 1's arrival at the marina the vessel involved had been secured to a different slip by bystanders after the accident.  Officer 1 was able to speak with several individuals who had been in the area and came to aid during the accident.  Officer 1 was also able to photograph the tube and a type 4 throwable device that had been utilized in the attempted rescue of Passenger 1/ Injured.  While a couple of the bystanders that came to aid during the accident provided their contact information, several did not cooperate in the gathering of contact information and provided only brief statements.  Some of the people could only mention in their statements what the result of the accident had been and were not able to provide anything related to the events leading to the accidents.  Statements will be attached to this report however some contact information will be missing as they were not willing in providing anything other than brief statements. 
  