RedactedNarrative: On August 21, 2017, at 18:22 hours, I was dispatched to a boat accident on Lake Cumberland involving a fatality just east of Campbell's Landing boat ramp in Russell County. Upon arrival at 18:47 hours, I observed a houseboat adrift with passengers waving me down and a red and white runabout floating next to the shoreline just out in front of the houseboat. Occupants aboard the houseboat advised there was a deceased male inside the vessel in front of their houseboat. 
  
  They advised they hadn’t observed the accident but was passing by when notice the boat with bow damage and then seen the debris on the shore. They were unable to get close enough to check on the vessel due to the size of their houseboat so they flagged down anglers who were passing by on a bass boat and asked them to check the runabout for them. They advised the anglers stated there was an older male with severe head trauma and broken legs who appeared deceased with his eyes rolled back in his head and no pulse or breathing. 
  
  Subject1 then called 911 to report the accident. Recruit collected contact information from the occupants onboard the houseboat, however, the anglers who had checked the status of the victim were gone prior to our arrival and no information was gathered from them.  
  
  Approaching the vessel it was a Chaparral runabout with severe damage to the fiberglass at the bow. The registration on the boat was OH-5034-EZ.  Also observed was where the vessel had made contact with rocks on the shoreline. It appeared the vessel had struck the shore head on and with excessive speed. Loose items from within the vessel, including seat cushions and fiberglass from the boat, had been thrown off the boat and up the shore from the water's edge up to approximately 7 – 10 feet away. 
  
  One particular rock looked as if it had absorbed most of the impact, with fiberglass and scuff marks on its face. Idling up to the vessel EMS boarded the boat to check the victim's status, but it was apparent he had been deceased for a while. I observed severe head trauma and it appeared his legs were possibly broke from the impact. 
  
  The Russell County Coroner was then notified by EMS. While waiting for the Coroner to arrive, I began documenting and searching the scene for evidence. I took numerous photographs of the damage and evidence on the vessel while on the water. Onboard the vessel I located a wallet inside the glove compartment area. The wallet contained a driver’s license matching the owner of the vessel. Based on the driver’s license photograph it appeared to match the victim as well. On the port side of the bow was a Conley Bottom Marina Campground sticker. I contacted Conley Bottom to see if they knew the victim. They stated one of the workers had talked to him earlier that day and Victim had told him he was fixing to head to State Dock to visit with some friends. Conley Bottom also gave me a description of the victims' vehicle and trailer in the campground area. 
  
   Also onboard were two coolers, which had been knocked open and flipped on its side. One cooler contained several unopened Miller Lite alcoholic beverages. However, there were several open Miller Lite alcoholic beverages lying in the floorboard of the vessel. Inside one of the compartments, I located a clear trash bag that was also full of empty Miller Lite alcoholic beverages. One particular cam of Miller Lite located in the back of the vessel next to the victim’s body. This can of Miller Lite in a koozie and appeared crushed somewhat with blood spatter on it. The indention on the can favor an indention made from someone holding it and squeezing it with their hand. It's possible that alcoholic beverage might have been in the operator's hand at the time of the accident.
  
   The gage and steering wheel housing had been completely ripped from its mounted location and was lying on the floorboard in front of the driver seat. The steering wheel was bent and warped from impact with the operator. The front windshield wasn’t cracked, but had a spot of fleshy tissue and a smug mark that appeared to be of blood. This was possibly the cause of head trauma to the victim. The throttle lever was all the way forward indicating the vessel was moving at full throttle, unless it had been hit by the operator at the time of impact, which would've pushed it forward as well. This could have happened either way because fleshy tissue was also located on the throttle lever.
  
  Once on scene the Coroner pronounce the deceased and took possession of the body. Marine Assist Towing arrived on scene about the same time as the Coroner. They tied up to the vessel and attempted to tow it back to the marina, but the lower unit was sitting on a rock and wouldn't move. I climbed over on the vessel involved and turned the key on raising the trim so the vessel was free from the rock. While doing this I also lifted up the steering wheel housing and moved the steering wheel all the way right and left making sure it worked properly. It seemed functional even in the condition it was currently in. At the marina once the vessel was loaded on a trailer; I conducted another check of the steering cables and turned the steering wheel to make sure they were working properly. It continued to work fine even in its current condition. 
  
  I cleared the lake and headed to the Coroner's office. Once I arrived there I contacted KSP Post and asked them to contact the local law enforcement agency in Hamilton, Ohio for conducting a death notification. Later on that night I was contacted by Post who patched me through with the victim's wife. I explained to her what had happened and put her in contact with the Russell County Coroner's office and also gave her my contact information in case she needed anything from me. 
  
  The next day, August 22, 2017, I went to Marine Assist Towing storage location. I took more photographs of the vessel while on a trailer. I again checked the steering cables and steering wheel assembly to make sure it was working correctly. I went back over the entire boat to make sure I hadn’t missed something. While at Marina Assist, I was contacted by one of the family members who were present with wife. They needed directions to the Coroner's office and to get the vehicle, trailer and vessel. The vehicle and trailer was in Wayne County at Conley Bottom Marina’s Campground. Marine Assist told the family they would go get the vehicle and trailer for them and have it all at one location for them when they came down from Ohio. The family agreed and granted Marine Assist permission to get that arranged.
  
  With the medical examiner’s autopsy and toxicology report, it shows the victim was operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol and having an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit of 0.08. This would have definitely impaired his operating ability of the vessel. It is unknown if there were other factors involved in this accident, due to not having any witnesses.