RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS: 
  Ranger informed me about a boat that was at the north end of the lake, he told me a guy was going to come back and get it when the wind stops blowing. The individuals did not ask for help yet, but we may need to help him out. When the boat owner returned to the park his boat had major damage to the hull from banging into the rocks. 
  
  NARRATIVE: 
  Approximately 1130 hours, when I Ranger arrived to Sand Hollow at the beginning of my shift, I was informed by Ranger2 that a boat may need to be rescued on the lake. I was told that the operator/owner had left and was coming back to get his boat left on the water. He was blown to the north dam and walked back to his vehicle; while he left the boat tied to a buoy. Ranger2 and I could see from the docks that the boat was near the middle of the dam; it appeared to be tied to a buoy, with windy weather conditions it was unknown if it was hitting the stern or propeller on rocks. 
  
  When the operator returned back to the park to retrieve his boat I asked him what happened, he stated that he was out just past the no wake zone at the marina with his 6 year old son (wearing life jacket) when the boat just stopped running. OPERATOR told us that the boat was just in the shop last week. He was not able to get it started back up. The weather conditions were very windy. The wind blew his boat into the north/west side of the lake slamming up against the rocks. The wind shifted directions east and blew his boat along the side of the dam banging on the rocks. His 6 year old son was scared and crying. OPERATOR was able to get to a buoy near the shore line and tie off on a handle inside the boat. OPERATOR and his son walked back to his vehicle and left the park where he yelled to Ranger2 he would come back when the weather was better to get it. 
  
  Approximately 1400 hours OPERATOR came back to the lake after the weather conditions subsided with a battery pack. I told him that we would help him out as much as we could with towing his boat back. He thanked us, and stated to us that he was just going to walk on the dam and see if he could fix it. We launched the park boat and took OPERATOR with us to locate his boat. We noticed that the boat was not at the location we last seen it, but it was at the far north east end of the lake up against the rocks. we could see major damage to the boat as we pulled along side it. OPERATOR was able to tie tow rope to the eye of the bow and we were able to tow him back to the docks with no further problems. After OPERATOR was loaded on his trailer, I took pictures and assessed the damage for this report. There was approximately a foot of water in the bilge/engine compartment of the boat. 
  
  I told OPERATOR that I would like to do a boat inspection on his boat as well. OPERATOR told me that he took a lot of things out of it. I asked for proof of registration and insurance, OPERATOR told me that he had all that stuff at home, he told me that he knows that it is insured. OPERATOR did not have a throwable PFD on his the vessel, or fire extinguisher. I told OPERATOR when he gets home to get me his insurance information for his boat, he told me he would call with the information. 
  
  3/31/2014 
  I made contact by phone with OPERATOR and asked if he had his insurance information. He told me that he was busy and forgot to get it to me. He also asked me why I needed it. I explained the boat needed to be insured to be on the water and I needed to complete the accident report. He then went on to explain that his brother had $4,000 worth of damage on his boat and never had a report and was able to get the claim. I explained I needed to submit my report ASAP and needed the information. OPERATOR told me he would get it to me. 
  
  Approximately 1345 hours I received a message on my phone from OPERATOR giving me his policy number. I called Safe co. insurance company.