RedactedNarrative: On Friday June 2nd 2017 at 18:16 I was informed of a boat fire on Watauga Lake in Carter County. Upon arriving on scene the vessel was still burning. 
  
  Upon questioning the operator, he informed me that he had been traveling upstream at 35 mph in his 1993 27'' Fountain Fever. Operator1 began losing power until the engine shutoff. Operator1 stated he smelled smoke and lifted the engine compartment door. After Operator1 observed flames in the engine compartment he closed the door and heard the fire suppression system turn on. 
  
  Operator1 then flagged down a passing pontoon boat that gave him a fire extinguisher. When Operator1 reopened the engine compartment door to use the fire extinguisher the fire grew out of control. Operator1 then left his vessel and boarded the pontoon boat. No statement could be taken from the pontoon operator due to the vessel leaving the scene before I arrived. The vessel was towed to Little Stoney Creek Cove, were the fire was extinguished by the Butler Fire Department. Shortly after the fire was extinguished the vessel sank. The cause of the fire was reviewed by a fire investigator for the Carter County Sheriff''s Office. The investigator concluded due to the vast amount of damage and the vessel sinking he was unable to discover the cause of the fire.
  