RedactedNarrative: On May 6, 2018 at approximately 14:46 Operator his wife Wife and their three juvenile children were traveling north at approximately 25 MPH on Nottely Lake at what is known as the "S" Curves when their Ebbtide ski type boat struck what we believe was a floating log. 
  
  Operator stated that he heard a loud bump and the steering wheel immediately turned hard right throwing Operator into the left passenger seating area of the boat where Wife and Occupant2 were located. The boat traveled approximately 35 yards and struck the bank causing Occupant3 to be ejected into a pine tree located near the bow of the boat. Operator stated that he could not see Occupant3 but could hear him screaming. Operator and Wife checked every one for injuries and they tried to call 911 via cell phones but did not have cell service. 
  
  A boater spotted the boating incident and provided assistance by loading the Family into his boat and transporting them to Nottely Marina. At Nottely Marina all 5 members of the Family were checked by EMT's from Union County Med 7 and refused any treatment. All the injuries appear to be minor at this time. Sgt. and I obtained information about the incident and utilized a Nottely Marina boat to investigate the grounded boat on the bank and incident scene. The grounded vessel was able to be pulled off the bank and driven to the owner’s boathouse and put on a lift. Alcohol was not a factor in the incident and all the boat occupants only suffered minor injuries.                                                      
  
     On May 7, 2018 at approximately 17:30 I contacted Operator via cell phone and he stated that when he lifted the boat at his dock, he observed the skeg was chipped and wood splinters were lodged in the broken skeg's jagged edges. Operator stated that he only observed minor damage to the vessel’s passenger seat and radio where he landed when he was thrown from the operator’s seat. Operator is having the boat checked out by certified mechanics this week. Wife has a doctor’s appointment this week as well due to head pain. I advised Operator that I would complete the investigation on Friday. 
  
   *** On May 12 th, 2018 at approximately 1400hrs. Sgt. and I met Operator and obtained the following information. operator stated the skeg of the vessel only had a small chip and he would repair it his self. The only known damage to the inside of the vessel was the passenger seat was broken from the floor, the radio was knocked out of the console and scratches under the bow rub rail in the jel coat. Operator stated that on May 6 th, 2018 his wife was checked for a concussion at High Mountain Health Care by Dr.. Wife was diagnosed with a concussion and was treated with aspirin. 
  
  Based on the information made available to me it appears that the 18' Ebbtide boat operated by Operator struck a floating submerged log causing the vessel to abruptly change directions throwing Operator from the operators seat into the passengers seat causing the passenger seat to break from the floor of the vessel. The violent action of Operator being thrown from the operators seat likely caused injuries to  Wife and the damage the passengers console area. The vessel struck the bank causing Occupant3 to be ejected into a pine tree located near the bow of the boat causing minor injuries to Occupant3. I believe with this information this boating incident was unavoidable due to the submerged log. This report is based solely on the information made available to me at the time I received it and the results may be changed or modified with the discovery of any new information.
  