RedactedNarrative: On 09/05/2016 at approximately 0535 hours Operator#1 called MCSO Dispatch to report that he was involved in a boating accident while out at Lake Pleasant.  Operator#1 stated that his boat ran aground and it was stuck on an island in the middle of the lake. He added there were two people on board and neither was injured.  He told the dispatcher that the boat had a crack in the hull and would sink if it were moved.  
  
  At approximately 0900 hours I contacted Operator#1 on his cellular phone.  I asked him to tell me what happened and he told me the following:  He stated that he and his son, Passenger#1, arrived at the lake at approximately 1211 hours.  They spent the evening fishing in various coves around the lake.  At approximately 0430 they started to head back to Pleasant Harbor Marina because Passenger#1 was not feeling well.  Operator#1 told me that he was following an old GPS track that he had created several years earlier when he was tournament fishing here.  Operator#1 added that it was still dark outside and that both he and Passenger#1 were holding spot lights to illuminate the water in front of them.  Operator#1 said his spot light accidentally came unplugged and he was working on getting it plugged back in.  Passenger#1 was attempting to help him.  After he got the spot light plugged in and turned on, he shined it out in front of the boat and saw the approaching island.  Operator#1 said he quickly put the boat in neutral, but was unable to stop the boat from running aground.  
  
  I ask Operator#1 what time this took place and he said it was approximately 0445 hours.  I asked him if either he or Passenger#1 received any injuries during the accident and he told me no.  I asked him what happened after the accident and he said they flagged down a passing boat.  The operator of that boat gave them a ride back to Pleasant Harbor Marina.  From there they were able to make phone calls.  He told me one of the calls was to a vessel assist operation located at Lake Pleasant.  The crew of the vessel assist boat was out on the island assessing the damage to his boat.  Operator#1 also told me that he had already contacted his insurance agency.
  