RedactedNarrative: On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 a 44-year old male, and another 44-year old male from Clemmons, NC put a boat (NC XXXX XX) on the Yadkin River a few miles south of Idols Dam at around 17:00. The boat, 15-foot aluminum War Eagle with a 25 HP, outboard motor, belongs to Operator.  Operator, who was the vessel operator, and Occupant, his passenger, were intending on going north until they reached Idols Dam so they could fish on the downstream side of the low head dam.
  
  Operator and Occupant said they arrived at Idols Dam at about 18:25. Just below Idols Dam there is a small island in the river that separates the power outlet (the east side of the island) from the low head dam section of the facility (the west side of the island).  According to Operator, they travelled up the west side of the island and were going to float back down the river.  Operator lifted the motor out of the water and as the boat began to drift downstream, it got stuck in some shallow water.  Operator lowered the motor back into the water and tried to restart the motor but the engine would not start.
  
  In the middle of the small island is a break in the land where there is a strong swirling current.  Just a few moments after attempting to restart the motor, this current began to pull the boat through the gap in the land and spin the boat. The swirling current pulled the boat from the west side of the island to the east side of the island where the power outlet for the dam is located.  Even though the dam is no longer in use, the water that pours out of the power outlet does so with a lot of force, creating very turbulent water.  This creates a large boiling effect in the water at the base the dam with waves that easily crest at 1-foot high.  Operator and Occupant say that they tried to get the motor to restart again, but it would not start. The boat hit the boil bow first and was spun around and the water poured over the stern and filled the back of the boat full, causing it to capsize and dump both Operator and Occupant into the 66-degree Fahrenheit water.
  
  Both men were ejected out of the boat into the turbulent water.  Operator managed to get out of the water and up on the dam.  However, Occupant was stuck in the water up against the eastern bank which is nearly vertical.  The boat floated down river and was eventually stopped by Witness1.  He towed it down river to Concord Church Boating Access Area.  Operator started yelling at another boater, only known as Witness1, who drove up the west side of the island as close to the dam as possible.  Witness1 gave Operator two lifejackets and a rope.  Operator tied both ends of the rope to each life jacket and threw one of the lifejackets to Occupant. During this time, Witness1 drove south of the island then back up the east side towards Occupant.  Operator threw the other end of the rope with the second lifejacket tied to it in the water.  This lifejacket floated to Witness1's boat and Witness1 was able to pull Occupant into his boat with Witness1 and his son.   
  
  The approximate time of the accident was about 18:30.  Clemmons Fire Department received a call for swift water rescue at 19:12 and arrived at the dam at 19:21.  CFD found Operator on the dam and was instructed that Occupant was in need of medical treatment.  Occupant had begun to exhibit symptoms of hypothermia and had also been doused in the gasoline that had been dumped into the water when the boat capsized.  CFD escorted them both back across the dam and cleaned Occupant off with the fire hose then transported him to Forsyth Medical Center in the EMS transportation.  Operator was treated for hypothermia and released.  Clemmons Fire Department departed the scene at 19:49.  No alcohol or drugs were involved.