RedactedNarrative: On August 1, 2017, around 12:00 pm, a boat incident occurred in Crane Creek above the Goodman Lake Road Bridge, High Rock Lake in Rowan County.  Operator1, 16, was operating a personal watercraft (vessel #1) alone.  Operator1's PWC (vessel #1) red and black in color, is a 2002, 10'4” long, Virage made by Polaris with a 135 horsepower inboard jet motor.  The PWC (vessel #1) is registered to subject1, registration numbers. 
  
  The operator of the second PWC (Vessel #2) according to Operator1 was a white male in his 20's to early 30's that had no passengers on board nor was pulling anyone behind him at the time of the incident.  No other information is currently known regarding the other PWC (vessel #2). 
  
  Operator1 was waiting on his friend (also on a PWC, vessel #3) to finish taking photos when a yellow PWC (vessel #2) collided with his PWC (vessel #1). The unknown PWC (vessel #2) left the scene of the incident immediately after re-boarding his PWC (vessel #2).
  
  Operator1 says that he was floating on the PWC (vessel #1), talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone, waiting for his friend (onboard PWC vessel #3) to finish taking photographs of the woods and creek.  Operator1 said that he noticed a yellow PWC (vessel #2) in the distance heading toward him, but did not pay too much attention to it until it collided with his PWC (vessel #1) on the left side.  
  
  Operator1 says that before the incident took place, he jumped off the PWC (vessel #1) causing his ignition safety lanyard to be pulled out and then the unknown PWC (vessel #2) struck his PWC (vessel #1).  Operator1 said that he then noticed that the operator of the unknown PWC (vessel #2) was also knocked into the water from the collision and he hurriedly re-boarded his PWC (vessel #2) and sped away.  
  
  Operator1 stated he was not injured during the incident and potential injuries to the unknown PWC (vessel #2) operator are unknown.  Operator1 stated that the operator of the unknown PWC (vessel #2) was a white male wearing a backwards white cap.  Operator1 then said he yelled for his friend to come over to his location to help.  
  
  There was significant damage to Operator1's PWC (vessel #1). The left side of the PWC (vessel #1) had cracked fiberglass at the point of impact, the plastic housing around the steering column was cracked, and the left side rearview mirror was broken off.  The estimated damages to Operator1's PWC (vessel #1) were $2,000.00.
  
  The only witness to this incident was a friend who  heard the collision, but did not observe the incident.  After the impact, friendobserved Operator1 in the water and the unknown PWC (vessel #2) driving off.  At this time, the other PWC (vessel #2) and operator information is unknown and no other witnesses have been identified.
  
  It appears that the cause of the incident was operator inattention and improper lookout of the unknown PWC (vessel #2).  Operator1 was wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the incident, and he had boating safety education certification from the state of Georgia, and at this time, it is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a contributing factor in this incident.  At this time, no one has been charged as a result of this incident.  The investigation is still open until the operator of the unknown PWC (vessel #2) is contacted.
  
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