RedactedNarrative: On July 3, 2016 I received a call in reference to a boating incident that occurred the previous day.  The incident occurred on Lake Sidney Lanier at approximately midnight on the morning of July 3, 2016 near Mountain View Park, Hall County. I was advised that there was a young lady that was severely burned as a result of this incident.   
  
  According to the victim, the operator had been attempting to start the engine when it flooded.  He continued starting the engine and due to the fuel vapors, it ignited. After receiving a phone call from the operator, I went by his address to get a statement and his information.  I observed the vessel that was involved in the incident in the suspected operator's driveway.  The vessel appeared to have had some internal fire associated with it.  
  
  The owner was not home. The burn victim advised me that the operator was trying to pump the gas and turn the engine over and the vessel ignited and burned her.  She suffered third degree and first degree burns as a result of this incident.  She was treated and released from the hospital in the early morning hours of July 3, 2016.  Her witness statement is attached to this report.  Operator called me back later on the afternoon of July 4, 2016 and advised there was no damage to the vessel and declined to fill out a witnessed statement.  ***END OF REPORT***