RedactedNarrative: On 9/6/15 at 1818 hours, I, Cpl. was dispatched to a boat accident on Back Creek, Elk river. Back Creek is the C&D canal.  
      Upon arrival to that address on the canal by patrol boat, I observed EMS personnel working on an unconscious female in the back of a Key Largo center console, MD6560BT, that was raised up on the dock's boat lift.  Two bloody male subjects were standing on the dock watching the EMS personnel.  I asked out loud, "Who was the operator of the vessel?"  An older gentleman, father of the two subjects looked at me, then turned around and looked at his sons.   I stated "This isn't a hard question, who is the operator?"  Occupant1 and father pointed and stated Operator was.  I stated I needed ID's from everyone.  I asked Operator, who had an obvious broken nose, face and head lacerations, if he was the operator, and he started crying and stated "I wish this didnt happen" as he handed me his drivers license.  
      I got driver's licenses for all 3 victims.  EMS took each victim to a separate ambulance.  Occupant1 who had a laceration to his head, could walk and talk well compared to other victims.  I asked him where everyone was in the boat and what happened.  Occupant1 stated that he was seated in front of the center console, Operator was operating, and Occupant2 was standing to the left of Operator.  They just left from being on the beach just outside of the canal, later identified as Welchs point on the Elk river (location code 5303), and were headed back to their dock of their summer home (98 South Shore Rd).  Occupant1 said "I don't know what happened, I don't know if my brother wasn't paying attention, sun was in his eyes, if he was distracted, I don't know."  EMS then took all the victims away.
     friend of the victims, stated he was following them in a PWC.  Friend stated that they were all hanging out at Welch's Point and then decided to head back.  I asked if they all had been drinking alcohol and he stated, " Only a couple beers each, we didn't bring that much alcohol."  He stated he doesn't know what happened, if Operator was distracted or the sun got in his eyes.  He stated that he was 100-200 yards back when the accident happened.  He thought that Occupant1 was thrown into the day marker and then fell back into the boat.  Operator and Occupant2 were laying on the floor when he got up to them.  Friend gave a written statement which was given to Cpl..
      The direction of travel the victims were headed in the C&D canal from Welch's point is due east.  The day marker the victim's struck was the green number 29, the first marker on the left coming into the canal from Welch's point.  Sun set's in the west, which would of been to their back.  Boat traffic was very busy in the canal around 6pm.  Water temperature was 76 degrees.  Sunny and clear weather, approximately 88 degree air temperature.
      I took some pictures at the scene, see attached. .
   