RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, May 26th 2019  at  6:20 p.m. the Decatur Post  Radio Room advised the reporting Trooper of a one vessel crash involving a juvenile near Goat Island on Smith Lake in Cullman County. The reporting Troopers were less than a mile away from Goat Island and proceeded to the area to locate the crash. Shortly after receiving the call both Troopers observed a white ski boat floating in the channel off the east shoreline of Goat Island. Upon arriving on scene the reporting Trooper was able to identify the operator who was in the water with a juvenile who was visibly deceased. The other occupants of the vessel were also identified. The reporting Trooper determined that there were no more victims in the water, began to attempt to recover the operator and victim from the water, and began the investigation.  
  Based on witness statements and evidence at the scene the reporting Trooper was able to determine that Vessel 1 was traveling south in the channel off the east shoreline of Goat Island towing a tube with three juveniles. As vessel 1 traveled south two of the three juveniles on the tube fell off in close succession. Vessel 1 made a left turn to go recover the two juveniles that had fallen off. According to statements made by the two juveniles that had fallen off, the victim either fell or jumped off the tube shortly before or as vessel 1 started its left turn. As vessel 1 started back north to recover the first two juveniles vessel 1 struck the victim who unknowingly to the operator or other occupant was in the water causing fatal injury to the victim.
  