RedactedNarrative: On March 13, 2020,  operators were fishing on Dale Hollow Lake near Pugsley Creek.  Operator2 was traveling up the channel of the lake near the center at approximate speed of 55 mph.  Operator1 was heading out of Moore Hollow in a southeast direction crossing the main lake channel at speeds nearing 70 mph.
  
  Operator1 and Operator2 collided vessels at approximately 15:06 in the main channel.  Operator2 was ejected from his vessel and was not wearing a PFD.  His vessel continued to circle after he was ejected, because the kill switch was not attached.  The vessel was equipped with a hot foot throttle system.  Operator1 was wearing a PFD and jumped in the water to assist Operator2 to safety.  
  
  Bystandarders came to assist with getting operators to safety.  Both operators returned vessels to the access areas they launched from.  Operator1 notified Wildlife Officer approximately 2.5 hours later after returning to Dekalb County Tennessee.  I was notified immediately by Officer.  I made contact with both operators immediately after being notified.  Both operators were off the water.  Operator1 was at his residence and Operator2 was near his home when I made contact.  
  
  Due to the late notification and logistics of operators, a decision was made to make direct contact on the following day.  Officer and I made contact first thing with Operator1 on March 14, 2020.  I documented damage of the vessel and received the GPS unit for a forensic download.
  
  Due to the location being far from Tennessee jurisdiction, I reached out to local Wildlife Sergeant.  Sgt. made contact with Operator2 and gathered photo evidence and operator''s statement.  I requested Sgt. to hold Operator2''s GPS unit for evidence.  I met with officers on March 22, 2020, to gather evidence.
  
  I met with Boating Investigator on March 29, 2020.  We successfully downloaded Operator1''s unit with relevant track data.  We attempted to download Operator2''s unit, but found no data relevant to the incident.  I contacted Operator2 about not having data on the unit we received.  Operator2 was helpful in notifying there was another unit that had the data captured.  I met Operator2 on March 26, 2020.  I performed an onsite forensic download on his other unit with a successful capture of track data of the incident.
  
  The forensics were uploaded and overlaid in Google Earth showing exact GPS tracks of both vessels.  After thorough investigation, it was determined that Operator1 was the give way vessel as he was crossing the main channel as Operator2 traveled in a direct path up the main channel of the lake.  It was determined that neither operator kept a proper lookout to avoid a collision.
  
  This incident was preventable, but Operator1 was the “Give Way” vessel according to USCG navigation rules.  Neither operator kept a proper lookout to avoid the collision.  The incident occurred in a large open body of water.  Both vessels were in an area that had enough visibility to observe the waterway for vessel traffic in the broad area.