RedactedNarrative: On June 11th, 2017 between 17:15-17:30 hours, a pontoon boat crashed in the Swan River in Bigfork
  Bay located on Flathead Lake. Bigfork Bay is a restricted no wake zone.
  
  The Operator had four other passengers on board with him at the time of the crash. All the occupants of the boat had been drinking prior to the accident and had visited a local bar in Woods Bay.
  
  The Operator stated that he tried to go upstream the Swan River towards the Bridge Street bridge and ride the current down. The Operator further stated that he succeeded in one pass and since everyone had such a good time they tried to do it once more. On the second attempt to go upstream and ride the river current down the operator lost control of his vessel and ran into the dock at 338 Bridge street. 
  
  The operator said that once he hit the dock he could not right the vessel and headed straight for the dock at 350 Bridge street where his vessel crashed and came to rest. Once at rest the vessel gradually became swamped with water. All passengers were able to exit the vessel and get onto the dock before the vessel became a little over half submerged.
  
  Voluntary statements by witnesses present at the scene seemed to corroborate most of the operators version of events. Witnesses stated that the operator was operating at above the no wake speed and that the engine sounded like it was revved up very high while he was making both passes upriver.
  Witnesses also stated that the occupants of the boat appeared alcohol impaired