RedactedNarrative: On Monday, June 22, 2015 at approximately 2148 hours, I, Corporal (CPL) with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GADNR) Law Enforcement Division (LED) Critical Incident Reconstruction Team (CIRT) received a call from Sergeant (SGT) in reference to a boating incident on Carters Lake. SGT told me two people collided while wakeboarding. The collision caused serious injuries to one adult white male. The unknown white male was transported by Life Flight to Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. SGT said the victim was in critical condition at that time. I told SGT I would get with CPL on Tuesday, June 23, and begin the investigation. I made contact with Captain (CPT) and gave him a brief of our plans.
  
  On Tuesday, June 23, I met with CPL and Ranger First Class (RFC) at the Cohutta Springs Youth Camp. Before my arrival, I spoke with CPL and he told me the victim had died. Upon my arrival, I met with Camp Director who told me Survivor was the other wakeboarder who collided with Deceased. I asked Director where the vessel involved was located and where Survivor was located. He said Survivor was on his way back to the camp from Woodring Branch campground with the vessel. Director explained that Survivor, Deceased, and the vessel operator, were wakeboarding instructors for a group of teenagers at the youth camp for the week. Director said the group had been camping at Woodring Branch campground for a few days while they learned how to wakeboard when the incident occurred. He asked if he could have a meeting with the entire group when they returned from Woodring Branch because the group was not aware of Deceased's passing. I agreed and told Director I would need to see the vessel that was towing the wakeboarders. Director agreed and said they would cooperate fully with the investigation and they would help provide any other information if needed. It was my understanding there were approximately thirteen (13) youth campers on the vessel when the incident occurred. I asked Director if he would ask the campers if any of them were willing to speak to me about what they saw. He agreed to ask. We remained at the camp for another 30 minutes before the group arrived.
  
  When the group arrived, Director met with the entire camp. I met with Operator at the boat ramp on a lake at the camp. Operator had put the vessel back on the water. I asked him if he could put the vessel back on the trailer so I could survey it. The vessel was a black 2015 Super Air Nautique (HIN: CTC53015H415). The vessel had been purchased on Friday June 19, 2015 and did not have a Georgia registration. I did not notice any damage on the vessel. I took photographs of all sides of the vessel and the capacity plate. Nothing else was completed on the vessel. After the vessel survey was complete, Director told me he had three (3) campers that were willing to speak to me about what they saw. I asked Operator if he would be willing to give me a statement regarding the incident and he agreed.
  
  I went to the office to interview Operator. Operator said he was the operator of the vessel and had over 100 hours in operating a vessel of this type. He said he had 13 campers on the vessel with him as well as the two (2) wakeboarders. He said they left the area from the campground around 1845 hours and pulled Survivor and Deceased around for several minutes as they performed different wakeboarding maneuvers for the campers on the vessel. Operator said he was travelling in a straight direction, at approximately 23.9 miles per hour (MPH) across the lake. Survivor was on the port side and Deceased was on the starboard side of the vessel, both being pulled on wakeboards… (narrative is cut off)
   
  USCG entered- according to an article, the two wakeboarders collided; the deceased victim was struck in the head by the other wakeboarder’s board, suffering trauma.
   
   