RedactedNarrative: On June 18, 2016 Operator was operating a 17'' Sprint on Cherokee Lake. He was operating the boat in and out of coves from Cherokee Dam, where they put in, up to Point 11. Operator pulled into a cove just down the lake from Point 11 and started pulling a tube with different individuals from his party. The occupants on the boat were taking turns on the tube why the others played on the bank and were eating. Operator deflated the tube and went out just off Point 11. He ate and let the grandkids play in the water. 
  
  As they started back towards the dam to go home his stepson, Victim, and Victim''s girlfriend, decided they wanted to ride the tube back to Cherokee Dam. Operator''s wife told him to cruise back to the ramp. Operator said he was traveling between 10-20MPH and later stated he could have been running up to 30MPH. A
  
  s he was running down the lake Girlfriend and Victim told him to slow down several times, as well as, his wife telling him to slow down. Victim was riding on top of Girlfriend on the tube. Operator started turning right and feathered the throttle. He realized that he was going too fast and pulled back to neutral. Girlfriend told Victim to hold on. Victim said he knew that he wasn''t going to be able to due to the speed that they had as the boat started turning. Victim let go and Girlfriend came off the tube. Girlfriend said she came up and got herself oriented and saw victim just floating on the water not moving. She swam to him yelling, and grabbed him to start swimming to the boat. As she got him to the boat he woke up, and spit out a bunch of water. Victim then started complaining of his neck and back hurting. Girlfriend floated Victim in the water then put him on the tube. Victim then decided he was okay and crawled back into the boat. The Rescue Squad transported EMS via boat to the accident site. EMS boarded Operator boat and rode to Kidwells Ridge boat ramp with Victim. EMS and the Rescue Squad said Victim had his lifejacket on when they arrived on scene but removed it before transporting him to the boat ramp. The call came in at 16:20 and I arrived on scene via vehicle at 16:50. Lt. arrived on scene via vehicle. Sgt. and Wildlife Officer showed up via boat.. I spoke with Victim and he advised me that the Doctor at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital diagnosed him with a sprained neck and a concussion. The doctor also advised Victim to stay home from work for 3 days.
  