RedactedNarrative: On April 25th, 2021 at approximately 2230-2300 hrs. a boat with two male occupants collided with the bank/cliff on shore on Hauser Lake at the Devil's Elbow Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Campground. 
  
  The occupants left the Lakeside Bar well after dark at approximately 2130 hrs.  The boarded their vessel and eventually traveled north towards York Bridge Fishing Access Site (FAS), where their trucks and boat trailer were located.  The weather was cold, with slight wind and a little rain.  Visibility was poor due to the time of night and weather.
  
  Interviews with a spouse of the decedent and staff at the Lakeside Bar coupled with empty beer cans found in the boat, indicate the occupants had consumed alcoholic beverages at the bar prior to the crash.  A receipt obtained from Lakeside Bar and statements from the bartender indicated both occupants had a minimum of three alcoholic drinks at the bar.  An inventory of items in the boat wardens found six empty pint aluminum bottles of beer (6.5% alcohol), as well as two clear, colored cups that could have been used to hold alcoholic beverages.  
  
  Evidence shows the boat was traveling at a high rate of speed when it collided with the cliff.  The damage to the bow of the boat was significant and observations of the boat after the crash showed the throttle was fully depressed.
  
  A switch on the front dash for the navigation lights was on, However, a witness statement provided by a citizen on shore the night of the accident indicates the boat did not display navigation lights, but a white light could be seen at the bow of the boat.  
  
  Both occupants died of blunt force trauma.  One decedent was recovered from inside the boat at the bow.  The other decedent was recovered by search and rescue divers the next day in 16 feet of water at the site of the collision.  Neither occupant was wearing a lifejacket.  There were at least four lifejackets found on board the vessel under the rear transom in the engine compartment and the required throwable, Type IV PFD was also on board.
  
  Injuries suggest both occupants were thrown from the boat upon impact and hit the rocks/cliff.  One occupant fell back into the bow of the boat.  The other occupant fell into the water where he was eventually recovered.  Both suffered nearly identical injuries including fractured skulls and noses.  The occupant recovered in the water had a small amount of water in his lungs and had a fractured femur.
  
  Witness reports suggest the owner was operating the boat and the other occupant/passenger was holding the operator's cellphone and using the light to aid in navigation.  The cellphone belonging to the passenger, who was recovered in the water was found in his back pocket.  The owner/operator's cellphone was found badly damaged next to him in the bow of the boat with the flashlight on.
  
  In conclusion evidence coupled with witness statements suggest the owner was operating the boat from the driver's seat and the passenger was sitting either in the passenger seat or possibly the bow providing light from the owner/operator's cellphone.  Based on the similarity to injuries, it is believed that both subjects were ejected from the boat on impact - striking the rocks on the bank.  After being ejected both occupants came to rest in the positions in which they were found.  Toxicology reports are still pending, but it is likely alcohol was a factor, as was operating with poor visibility and high speeds. *** Original report stated that the accident time was 1030 AM. This time was entered in error by the reporting officer. The correct time of the accident was 2230 PM. 
  
  