RedactedNarrative: On Saturday September 5, 2020 at approximately 10:30pm a boating incident occurred on the main channel of lake hickory.  It took place just south of dusty ridge access area. (v1) was operating a 1992 maxum 1800 ski boat heading west. He was going upstream to a friend's house with two female passengers sitting in the front seats of the boat. An unknown vessel (v2) with an unknown operator was headed east with a total of three persons onboard.  Both boats were give-way vessels in this situation, as they were meeting head-on and collided bow to bow. 
  
  V1 turned left (port side) at the last moment to avoid collision but was unsuccessful and sustained damage down the starboard side and shattered the driver-side windshield.  V1 operator estimated his speed to be under 10mph.  One female passenger on v1 sustained a large laceration to her chin. 
  
  The speed of v2 is unknown, but the vessel was on plane according to witness statements.  Two passengers of v2 were ejected into the water.  A bass fisherman (witness) that heard the incident occur came to assist them.  He stated that once they got back into v2 they left. V1 was able to speak with the occupants of v2 and made sure they were ok before returning to their residence. 
  
  The injured v1 occupant went to the emergency room where she received treatment and was released.  The v1 occupants were not wearing pfds at the time of the incident. It is unknown if the persons of v2 were wearing their pfds alcohol and drugs were not a contributing factor regarding v1, and it is unknown about v2. Contributing factors of this incident were improper lookouts and operator inattention.
  
  
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