RedactedNarrative: 	I made contact with the owner of the boat. He had been given a voluntary statement form by Deputy on 06/26/2019, which Operator had filled out. Operator informed me that he was driving his boat yesterday, with his three grandchildren. At around 2030 they were returning to the residence, on the Spokane River, heading east. Operator said it was overcast and there were shadows on the water, making it difficult to observe the water clearly. Operator informed us, just as he was going on plane, at roughly 20 MPH, that they ran into what they believed to be a dock. Operator indicated that the dock appeared to be older and made of wood, approximately 20ft x 7ft.  According to Operator, the boats outdrive was ripped off when the boat made contact with the free floating dock. There was no injury reported at the time of the accident or when we made contact with Operator. All three grandchildren were at the house and appeared healthy.
  
  	Deputy and I looked at the damage on the vessel, which was stored in a raised position above the water. It appeared as if the outdrive had struck a solid object while moving at a moderate to high rate of speed and was forced from its mounting. With the two metal rods that fixed the outdrive in place still there, both have a slight bent to them, as if the outdrive had been ripped off. Operator did not give an exact amount for replacing the damage, but he indicated that it was much higher than $1,500 (approximately $12,000). 
  	
  	After making contact with Operator, Deputy and I searched for the dock in the area indicated by Operator. There was no sign of a free floating dock, deadheads, or debris in the area. There was no physical evidence in that area to indicated that the accident at occurred at that location.
  