RedactedNarrative: On 6/21/2022 at approximately 1555 hours, Game Warden was notified of a boat crash that occurred on Pathfinder Reservoir across from "Bishop's Point". Wardens arrived on scene at approximately 1630 hours. Medical staff was on scene treating the operator, Life Flight helicopter was across the bay loading the female passenger, to transport to Banner Health Medical Center.  Operator was transported by a bystander’s boat from the crash location to the other side of the lake accompanied by a nurse from Life Flight. Medical staff examined Operator and suggested he get further treatment. Operator signed a refusal of treatment. At approximately 1650 hours Warden interviewed Operator who said the following:
  
  Operator, his wife and their three dogs got on the boat at around 1000 hours from the "Bishop's Point" boat ramp. After fishing for several hours they decided to head back to the boat ramp from the "Sweetwater Arm" of the lake. Operator was driving the boat heading east toward the boat ramp. The throttle was all the way down and he estimated his speed to be 35 mph at the time of the collision. He said he was not paying attention and was talking to his wife about the lake’s high water line. He said he looked up at the last second and saw they were about to crash into the rocks. At that time he turned the wheel hard to the left and the boat made contact with the rocks. Operator and his wife were ejected in front of the boat. He said the boat flipped twice before landing upright in the water. He said he and his wife were both able to walk but were cut up and bruised badly from the rocks. Their three dogs were all uninjured.
  
  Warden conducted field sobriety tests on Operator and did not observe signs of impairment. He said he had extensive boating experience, and had driven boats all his life. He said he was very familiar with Pathfinder Reservoir. Operator said he was not paying attention to where the boat was heading and was focused on the north shoreline. Operator submitted to a PBT resulting in a 0.000% BAC. Operator stated he hasn’t consumed alcohol or drugs in over 30 years. In order for Operator to leave and get to the hospital to see his wife, he signed a boat inventory/release and authorized game wardens to take possession of his boat/trailer in order to get it out of the water and back to town. Operator drove to the hospital.
   
  Wardens went across the lake to the crash location and documented the scene. Several impact points on the rocks were observed. A large amount of debris was in the water and on shore. Wardens then documented the boat condition and loaded it onto the trailer. There were two large dents in the starboard side exposing the inner foam inside the hull. There was a large dent in the port side stern. The windows, dash, and various other plastic pieces were shattered/destroyed. The lower unit of the motor was ripped off. The kicker motor was badly damaged. Wardens transported the boat to the Casper WGFD office and stored the boat overnight.
  
  Game Warden went to the hospital and interviewed Occupant. She told Warden that she was not paying attention when the crash occurred and was looking toward shore then suddenly she was under water. She said neither she nor her husband use alcohol or drugs. She received 22 stitches and was released from the hospital the same day. 
  On 6/22/2022 Operator met with Wardens, picked up his boat and turned in his boat accident report. Operator said the crash occurred due to his negligence and failure to pay attention while operating. He was issued a citation for "Careless operation of a watercraft".