RedactedNarrative: On 6/16/2019 at approximately 11:15am, a boating incident occurred in the main channel of badin lake approximately 0.2 miles southwest of 298 shoreline rd new london, nc, and approximately 1.1 miles southeast of lakemont boating access area in montgomery county, nc. There were two vessels involved in the boating incident. Vessel 1 was a black and red 18-foot, 2019 triton 18trx with a 200 hp outboard motor. The vessel was owned by owner and was being operated by operator1. Operator1 was operating vessel 1 at the time of the incident. His father (owner) was sitting in the stern of the boat at the time of the incident. 
  
  Vessel 2 was a blue and tan 22-foot, 2018 harris hcx22 with a 115 hp outboard motor. The vessel was owned by v2 owner and was being operated by operator2. Operator2 Was operating vessel 2 at the time of the incident. Vessel 2 was pulling a towable 3 person tube with three people on it at the time of the incident. There were four people onboard vessel 2 at the time of the incident. It appears that the incident occurred because vessel 2 was operating too closely to vessel 1 and misjudged his distance when he turned vessel 2 while pulling the towable. Vessel 2 misjudging their turn caused the towable it was pulling to collide with the starboard side of vessel 1. During the collision, all three people on the towable being pulled by vessel 2 were ejected. Two people on the tube were transported by ems to stanly county regional hospital in albemarle, nc where they were treated for their injuries. One tuber was treated and admitted while v2 owner was treated and released. 
  
  Operator1 and his father were on vessel 1 and were in the main channel of badin lake. Operator1 was in the bow of the boat leaned up against a pedestal seat operating the trolling motor of vessel 1 as they were fishing. Operator1 was fishing while his father was sitting down tying on fishing tackle in the stern of the boat. While operator1 was operating the trolling motor, he observed vessel 2 operating very close to him and attempted to wave his hands in the air so they would see him. He observed vessel 2 headed straight toward him then turned at the last minute. The next thing he observed was the towable of vessel 2 coming straight towards him. He jumped off the bow of his vessel to avoid injury when he saw the towable coming towards him. Once in the water and after the towable of vessel 2 struck his vessel, he swam over to tuber2 to make sure he was okay. Once tuber2 was okay, he swam over to tuber1 to make sure she was okay. He noticed she was patuber1ing and disoriented. As he was checking on tuber2, her father jumped in from vessel 2 to assist her in the water. Operator1 swam back to vessel 1 and re-boarded. Once he was in the vessel, he observed v2 owner sitting in vessel 1. They waited in their vessel until ems/fire dept. Boat arrived on scene.
  
  Operator2 and 6 others were on vessel 2.  There were 4 people onboard the vessel while there were 3 others on the towable that was being pulled.   Looking at the tube from the stern of v2, tuber2 was on the right side of the towable, v2 owner was in the middle and tuber1 was on the left side.  Operator2 was operating v2 in the main channel of badin lake.  He was going to make a right turn in the channel and observed a bass boat (v1) stationary with two men fishing.  His plan was to turn in front of them so he would not disturb them fishing.  He turned the boat too soon and when he did so, he realized the boat wasn't going to turn as expected.  At the same time he was turning, the towable sped up crossing v2's wake and was headed straight towards the starboard side of v1.  Once operator2 observed this, there was nothing he could do to prevent the towable from hitting v1.  He observed the towable hit v1.  He observed tuber2 and tuber1 land in the water, while he observed v2 owner land in v1.  He turned the boat around and headed closer to them to see if they were hurt.  As they were approaching v1, subject jumped in to provide aide to those in the water.
  
  Badin lake fire dept responded to the incident and assisted with lifting tuber2 out of the water dur to her injuries and transported her to a private dock on shoreline rd where she was met by montgomery county ems.  V2 owner got back on v2 from v1.  He was evaluated for his injuries and transported from v2 to the private dock where he ws met by montgomery county ems.
  
  Damages to v1 was estimated at $5800.00. On the starboard side, there was significant damage to the fiberglass on the gunwale of the boat near the operator console.  The fiberglass had cracks that spread down the gunwale about two-three feet and there was a chip out of the fiberglass about the size of a dime.  Operator1 lost a shimano core fishing reel ($450) and a zombie flipping fishing rod ($350) as a result of throwing it in the water when he jumped in the lake to avoid being hit by the towable.  There were no other damages observed to v1.  There were no noted damages to v2.  The towable that was being pulled did not deflate on impact.
  
  It appears that the incident occurred because v2 turned too early and in front of v1 causing the towable it was pulling to collide with the starboard side of v1 near the operator console.  Just moments before the towable impacted v1, operator1 jumped off the bow of v1 to avoid collision with the towable.  When the towable collided with v1, this caused tuber2 to collide with v1.  It caused v2 owner to be thrown from the towable and into v1 and caused tuber1 to be thrown from the towable and into the water.  As a result of the impact, tuber2 and v2 owner sustained injuries.  
  
  No one else on either vessel sustained any injuries. Tuber2 sustained a fractured pelvis.  V2 owner sustained a strained groin, possible cracked rib on his left side, and a scrape/bruising on his forehead.  Both subjects were transported to the stanly county regional hspital.  Tuber2 was treated and admitted into the hospital for her injuries.  V2 owner was treated and released the same day for his injuries.  All safety equipment was accounted for on each vessel.  Life jackets were work by all people on the towable at the time of impact.  Life jackets were not work by anyone else involved in the incident.  Drugs and/or alcohol were not a contributing factor in this incident.  Operator2 was charged for reckless or negligent operation of a motorboat to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person (ncgs 75a-10(a)).  Operator2 had taken boating safety education through the department of defense.  This summary was completed by sgt who conducted interviews with both operators and obtained written statements.