RedactedNarrative: On 05-14-2017, i was asked by sgt. to investigate a possible boating accident that happened on tims ford lake. On 05-14-2017 i spoke to deputy and asked if he knew anything about a boat accident.  He explained that the winchester pd responded to a call about a vessel burning at the bass club dock located on tims ford lake. He was able to provide the winchester pd responding officers name. 
  
  On 5-14-2017 between 1130-12 midnight i spoke to win. Pd ptl. about the incident which occurred earlier that day of the 14th. Ptl. stated that the 911 call came in 0n 05-14-2017 around 13:50 hrs. When ptl arrived on scene, around 14:00 hrs, he began to help and gather info. Based on the info i was given, Subject had backed v1 down the boat ramp at the bass club on tims ford lake and left the operator of v1, with his son, and his friend, on-board v1. As subject pulled the vehicle and boat trailer off the boat ramp and parked in the parking lot, operator was pulling v1 up to the courteous dock to wait on subject to get on-board v1. 
  
       sometime after v1 started toward the dock, operator asked his son to raise the hatch over the motor so the fumes could escape from the enclosure. Son did as his dad, operator, told him to do, and as son raised the hatch over the motor, it caused a spark, and blew up, causing fire to cover son''s face, neck, shoulders, chest, arms, and hands. Son jumped into the water to avoid further burning.  Son''s friend was also burned on the top of his right foot and jumped into the water as well.  
  
  After son jumped into the water, he swam to the dock ramp where a nurse that was fishing helped him out of the water and got him to safety. The nurse called 911 at this time.  Friend stated that he never told anybody he was burned because he didn’t want to get into trouble and that he was ok.  
  
  Son stated, that earlier in the day operator had stopped and filled the boat fuel tank up and had spilled fuel all over the engine. Son asked his dad, operator, if it will blow up-after the explosion, operator worked on putting the fire out with some help from by-standers. After the flames appeared to be out, operator drove v1 around the no wake zone area for a few minutes then headed back to dock v1.  
  
  A police officer came to the docked v1 and spoke to operator then operator sprinted down the ramp toward the location of his injured son.  Son was eventually airlifted to the hospital.
  