RedactedNarrative: I went to Clear Lake Marina and photographed the damage to the boat.  There was damage to the bow decking rail on the port side, part of the decking rail was broken away.  There was a large crease in the bottom of the port side pontoon that measured 79” from the beginning of the crease to the stern end of the pontoon.  The rear of the pontoon was torn and the welded end cap of the sectioned pontoon was ripped off from the bottom and inside of the pontoon to the top of the pontoon as it was still attached only to the outside portion near the top.  There was fresh propeller damage, and any internal damage to the outboard motor from submersion was not evident until tested by a mechanic at a later time.  The repair staff of Clear Lake Marina preliminarily estimated the damage to total approximately $5000 without considering possible damage to the outboard motor.
  
      Clear Lake Marina personnel provided a photo electronically sent to them from Dry Dock Marina.  This photo depicts the pontoon boat on the water with the rear of the pontoon boat partially submerged.
  
  Subjects were heading from the second basin of Lake James towards the Potawatomi Inn docks when they rounded a point and struck an underwater wall just off of the point.  They then headed towards the shoreline near Bledsoe's Beach and were towed part of the way by another boat to that location.  I showed her three aerial photos and she indicated that Lone Tree Point was where they had struck the underwater wall.
  
      I contacted ICO Cpl. who was on boating patrol on Lake James with ICO.  I requested that they check the area where the accident happened.  They later stated that they could see fresh damage to an underwater wall approximately 20-25 feet from the shoreline at Lone Tree Point.  ICO photographed the marks on the underwater wall which were consistent with the wall being struck that day.
  
  I advised her of the findings and cited her for operating within 200 feet the shoreline as it was evident that she was operating over 5 miles per hour approximately 25 feet from the shoreline.  I gave her the court information and my contact information.  
  
    
   