RedactedNarrative: Early in the morning well before sunrise on 5/15/16, four men were competing as one team in a bowfishing tournament based out of Eddyville, Ky. 
  Operator1 and his three friends, Occupant1, Occupant2 and Injured1 had been doing well and decided around 1:30 AM that it was time to travel back to the ramp for weigh-in. 
  This particular night was cold at a low of 43 degrees and it had created a very dense fog on top of the much warmer Tennessee River.
  
  The boat in question on that night was an 18' Alweld aluminum Jon propelled by a 250 HP Mercury jet outboard. It had an elevated front deck to accommodate bowfishing as well as an added fan drive on the stern to propel the boat in extremely shallow water.  
  
  When the decision was made to leave, Operator1 was operating the boat and Occupant2 was sitting to his left in the bucket seat. At this time, roughly 1:45AM, all 4 men said that a very dense fog bank drifted over them, more dense than usual. 
  In an attempt to help navigate the extremely dense fog and high flow of the river, Occupant1 and Injured1 stepped onto the elevated platform and remained standing as the operator brought the boat onto plane. 
  According to the interview with boat operator Operator1, it was said that the GPS navigation system had stopped working at this particular time and left him operating essentially blind. 
  When the boat reached plane but not full speed, described by the occupants to be somewhere around 30-35 MPH, all 4 men saw the bank straight ahead of them, but it was too late. 
  
  Operator1 shifted the engine into reverse as both men in the front of the vessel made an attempt to lie down and secure themselves as best as possible.
  The boat struck the hard mud bank at almost a 90 degree angle.  Injured1 slid forward feet first and described essentially his own body weight coming down onto his leg causing both bones to break below his left knee and protrude from the skin.
  
  A quick assessment of the situation was made both of their boat and Injured1's leg.  They then decided to travel back to the McCracken County bank where they saw the light of a residential house.  They beached the vessel and climbed the bank called 911 and had emergency services respond to their location on Stiles Landing Road.  Injured1 was the only occupant needing immediate medical attention.
  