RedactedNarrative: On September 1 2017, Operator and his wife Subject1 received friends at their home.  Around 12:00 pm, they then decided to take the visiting friends on a sightseeing boat cruise toward the dam of Hiwassee Lake from Mountain View Marina (Bear Paw Marina).  Upon exiting the cove, which the marina is located, Operator took a left and motored toward the lower end of Hiwassee Lake in hopes of arriving at the lake's dam.  Half way between the marina and the dam, Operator made a left turn around a long and sharp point which was sticking out into the lake.  In speaking with all parties involved, there was an agreement that while making the turn around the point, objects began to blow around in the boat.  Also, the passengers began to walk around the boat in an attempt to collect these objects before they blew out and into the water.  All parties stated that Operator became distracted by the objects blowing around in the boat and was looking down and into the boat while making the turn.  Operator continued to make the left turn while looking at the objects in the boat, which guided the vessel straight into a large rocky outcropping on the shore of the lake. Just before the vessel grounded on the outcropping subject2 looked up and noticed the vessel was about to hit the shore. He then yelled to Operator to look out. Operator tried to turn the vessel away from the shore but the vessel was too close to avoid grounding.
  
  The vessel made impact on the port side striking the shore 1/3 of the way back from its bow.  It was traveling at approximately 20-40 MPH.  The vessel traveled around 10-15 feet up and onto the rocky outcropping from the water level.  Along the way up the outcropping, large chunks of fiberglass were ripped from the port side and under the vessel.  These were left on the rocky shore line as evidence of the crash.  The boat then slid back into the water and was still afloat.  Operator was then able to navigate the vessel at a slow rate of speed back to the marina for help.
  
  During the impact, Subject2 was thrown forward into the floor of the vessel and sustained a broken collar bone.  His wife, Subject3, sustained no visible injuries but complained of soreness in her ribs and shoulders.  
  
  Subject1, who was standing at the time of impact, was thrown forward and sustained injuries of a broken collar bone and a cracked pelvis.  Operator was ejected from the driver seat of the vessel and made contact with the driver side windshield.  He sustained lacerations to his right wrist and leg.  
  
  Subject2 and Subject1 were transported via ambulance to Union General Hospital in Blairsville Georgia.  Operator and Subject3 transported themselves by vehicle to the same facility.  All were admitted into the care of Union General Hospital in Blairsville Georgia.
  
  No other vessels were involved in this boating incident.  The damage to the vessel could be beyond the value of the vessel itself ($25,000).  Also, all four parties on the vessel received medical treatment beyond that of first aid.
  
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