RedactedNarrative: On September 13th, 2021 at 6:20 AM, I Trooper, was dispatched to a 2 vessel crash on Lake Harding off the point of Lee Rd 347. Upon arrival, I was meet by Lee County Sheirff's Deputies and Beulah Fire and Rescue. Trooper spoke with Lt., who provided an update on the crash. Lt. advised Trooper of the confirmed fatality and that Beulah Fire and Rescue recovered the victim from the Lake and he was on their boat docked. Lt. also advised that the Sheriff's Dept had two deputies in a boat standing by with the victim's vessel and Lt. further directed Trooper to the operator of the second vessel.
  
  Trooper contacted Cpl. and provided him with an update on the crash. After speaking with Cpl., Trooper spoke briefly with vessel two operator. V-2 operator provided her account of what occurred and also drew the account out on a sheet of note book paper provided by Trooper. V-2 operator stated that she was coming from Valley Park Landing, traveling toward the Long Bridge when she came around the corner and encountered Vessel 1. 
  
  V-2 operator stated that after seeing the on-coming vessel she and vessel 1 swerved to the left and then to the right in an attempt to avoid the collision. V-2 operator advised that both of the evasive maneuvers did not work and the boats collided. V-2 operator stated that after the collision she yelled at V-1 operator to see if he was ok and did not get a response so she called E-911.
  
  After speaking with V-2 operator, Trooper rode with Lee County Deputies on their vessel to the area of the crash. Upon arrival, Trooper found a debris field north of a sunken Smoker Craft Alumiunum flatbottom boat. Trooper photographed the boat and overall area. After taking photographs, Trooper
  attached a rope to the Smoker Craft and it was towed back to shore. Trooper towed the Smoker Craft from the water and photographed the overall boat.
  
  Trooper also photographed vessel 2 while docked and then out of the water, obtaining overall views and close ups of the damage, as well as operator of V-1 prior to him being removed by the Lee County Coroner. Trooper also had V-2 operator provide a written statement. Trooper also inspected both
  vessels and noted that both vessel 1 and 2 had their rear (360) navigation light attached but the front navigation lights were damaged and not present at the time of inspection. However, V-2 operator stated that she nor V-1 operator were utilizing navigational lights at the time of the crash.
  
  Lee County Coroner also responded to the scene and took possession of deceased V-1 operator. A swab test for Alcohol and Narcotics was performed on operator of V-1 and operator of V-2 and both returned negative results. 
  
  V-1- operator was transported to a local funeral home at the request of family by VIP Transport. V-1 operator's vessel was towed by Jone's Garage and held at their impound lot. V-2 operator's husband loaded her vessel onto their trail and removed the vessel.
  
  Trooper took 109 photographs of the scene, boat vessel's, and the body of the deceased. Those photographs will be put on a Disc and stored at the ALEA Marine Office in Alexander City, AL.
  