RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was towing a waterskier (victim) at Standley Lake. The skier was holding onto a rope attached to a boom. The boom was attached on the portside of the vessel, affixed to the vertical ski tower and attached with a stabilizing cable. Somehow the cable failed, snapped back and struck the skier/victim in the throat. Passengers tried to apply pressure to the victim's neck but he was declared dead at the dock once medical arrived.