RedactedNarrative: On Tuesday, November 11, 2019 at 0830 hours, I received information from our agency dispatch concerning a sinking pontoon vessel on Boone Lake, in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
  
  At 0900 hours I arrived at Rockingham Marina to board a patrol vessel to start searching for the sinking pontoon vessel.
  
  At 0915 hours Lt. advised the sinking pontoon vessel was at Pickens Bridge TVA access where a male subject was being taken off the sinking pontoon vessel.
  
  At 0920 hours I arrived at Pickens Bridge TVA access to take pictures of the pontoon vessel and document information on the vessel.  I met with Lt., and observed a 2001 Harris FloteBote VA 8197 BA being loaded onto a boat trailer at the boat ramp.  I observed damage to the pontoon on the starboard side and to the flooring near the bow on the starboard side.
  
  At 0930 hours Officer arrived on scene and met with pontoon operator, Operator, to gather his personal information and document information on the pontoon vessel incident.  Operator stated that he was fishing around 0530 hours near point 2 on Boone Lake, when the weather started getting bad. Operator turned the vessel to head back to the boat ramp, but turned too sharp.  
  
  Operator stated the wind plus his attempt to over correct the vessel caused the vessel to strike a rock projection in the water.  He then looked for damage, put the vessel in reverse and continued toward the boat ramp. Halfway back to the boat ramp he pulled into a cove to check for damage and noticed the pontoon taking on water.
  
  Based on my observation and investigation it is determined that the pontoon vessel striking a rock projection caused the damage to the pontoon vessel.
  