RedactedNarrative: On october 24, 2020, it was reported to me that operator 1 had been cruising down the colorado river approaching river mile 13 and collided his vessel (#1) with another vessel (#2) running up and over the outboard motor of vessel #2. He told me that he was looking at his gauges and when he looked up, blinded by the glare of the sun on the water, he did no see the other boat until it was too late for an avoidance maneuver. 
  
  He claims that the bow of his boat collided with the outboard motor of vessel #2, taking off the cowling, and came down on the other side of the motor. He states that he turned his back around to make sure all parties in vessel #2 were not injured. Owner and operator of vessel #2, operator 2 claimed that he and his passenger, were not injured. 
  
  The honda outboard motor was damaged and would not start. Another vessel, not involved, but with operator 2, agreed to tow the vessel into the lee''s ferry dock, while operator 1 returned his two passengers to lee''s ferry, and reported the accident. 
  
  While waiting for the return of vessel #2, i took photos of damage to vessel #1, which consisted of scratches along the side of the starboard bow. No further damage was visible on vessel #1. A few hours later, vessel #2 arrived at the dock, and was trailered. I took photos of the damage to vessel #2, which was a brokwn cowling, and a crack on the top of the motor, and some breakage to the gunwale port side aft. Operator 1 (vessel #1) and operator 2 (vessel #2) exchanged information. I asked if anyone was injured and both parties stated that no one was injured when the accident occurred. Both operators denied consuming alcoholic beverages, nor did i smell the odor of alcoholic beverages on or near the subject. Both parties, and passengers wrote statements (attached). After hearing from both operators, i determined that the glare of the sun on the water as vessel #1 was moving into the pitch black shadows of the canyon was the cause of the accident. No citations were issued.