RedactedNarrative: On August 4th, 2018, at approximately 1245 hours, I, Game Warden First Class (GWFC) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources-Law Enforcement Division (GADNR-LED), along with GWFC were on routine vessel patrol on Lake Lanier.  At that time, we received a call from Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Dispatch, reference a boating incident that had occurred at approximately 1230 hours on Lake Lanier, in Shoal Creek, near Lanier Islands Parkway adjacent to Blueridge Campground.  Dispatch advised that three teenagers were injured in the incident.  I advised Dispatch that we would respond to the scene.  Dispatch further advised that Hall Co. Fire (HCF) and Emergency Medical Services (HCEMS) had made contact, and treated them at the scene.
  
  	GWFC and I arrived on scene at approximately 1300 hours, and made contact with HCF and HCEMS, the operator of the vessel involved in the incident (Operator), as well as other witnesses.  I noted that the three victims were transported by HCEMS to Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Gainesville (NEGMC).  I received witness statements from three others.  I noted that all three statements were consistent.  They advised that Operator operated his 2006 Godfrey pontoon boat northeast at a high rate of speed on Lake Lanier into a cove near Lanier Islands Parkway adjacent to Blueridge Campground.  They also advised that Operator towed Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1 on a tube, as he made too wide of a turn towards the back of the cove.  Additionally, they advised that Operator proceeded to operate his boat in such a manner that he caused Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1 to be ejected from the tube, into the rocky shoreline, which resulted in injuries.
  
  	I interviewed Operator, and received a written statement from him.  I noted that he advised from June through October each year, for the past 5 or 6 years, he operated his boat exclusively on Lake Lanier, as he towed persons 1 to 2 times per month.  He advised that on the date of incident, he operated his boat in the main body of Lake Lanier, and towed Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1 on a tube.  He also advised that the tube they were on was newer, and that it did not maneuver like the tubes he normally towed.  In that, he stated the newer tube slid awkwardly sideways, and caused Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1 to constantly slide off it.  Operator then advised that he proceeded to tow Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1 from the main body of Lake Lanier, into the cove near Lanier Islands Parkway adjacent to Blueridge Campground.  I noted that the said cove was quite narrow, and seemed like an inappropriate location to tow persons on a tube in which they were having difficulty staying on.   Additionally, he advised that when he proceeded to operate his boat into the cove, he did so traveling approximately 35-40 miles per hour (MPH).  He stated that he then operated his boat, making too wide of a turn, in such a manner that he caused Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1 to be ejected from the tube, into the rocky shoreline.  The witnesses on scene quickly rendered aid to Operator, Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1.  The witnesses also called HCEMS.   
  
  	Due to the impact with the shoreline, Victim3 suffered facial fractures, facial lacerations, knee lacerations, and abrasions at multiple sites.  Victim2 and Victim1 each suffered abrasions at multiple sites as well.  All three passengers were transported by HCEMS to NEGMC, and were later released that evening.  Corporal (Cpl.) and Game Warden (GW) responded to NEGMC to make contact with Victim3, Victim2, and Victim1.  They each provided written statements.  
  