RedactedNarrative: On May 9, 2015 at approximately 4:30 PM a personal watercraft (PWC) and another PWC were involved in a boating incident in Crane Creek of High Rock Lake 2(two) miles upstream of the mouth of High Rock Lake and Crane Creek in Salisbury NC. The total width of Crane Creek where the boat incident occurred is approximately 350 yards wide. (Vessel #1) was an 7-foot, 1988 Kawasaki 650 SX (personal watercraft) that was black and light green in color. (Vessel #1) had no passengers on board with him at the time of the incident. (Vessel #2) was a PWC that was red in color. It was being operated by a male in his late 20''s to early 30''s that had no passengers on board nor was pulling anyone behind him at the time of the incident, according to the witness. (Vessel #1) was jumping the wake of a ski boat, and after he jumped the wake of the boat and landed back in the water he lost control of the stand-up PWC. After the operator of (Vessel #1) landed in the water he made a sharp right turn at full throttle, and at this time is when (Vessel #2) the unknown PWC struck (Vessel #1) on the starboard side. 
  
  Note: Refer to Summary in Attachments for full Synopsis of Incident. IT APPEARED THAT V1, JUMPED THE WAKE OF THE SKI BOAT (NOT INVOLVED IN INCIDENT), AND LOST CONTROL AS HE LANDED BACK IN THE WATER.  AS operator1 WAS LOSING CONTROL OF V1, HE MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND WITH THE THROTTLE ACCELERATED TURNED INTO THE PATH OF V2.  THE LACK OF CONTROL AND OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE WAS A CONTRIBUTING ACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.  THE OPERATOR OF V1 ADMITTED TO HAVING CONSUMED 2 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING THE DAY BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE IMPAIRED WHEN I OBSERVED HIM AT THE HOSPITAL.  NO ONE WAS CHARGED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.  THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPEN UNTIL THE OPERATOR OF V2 IS CONTACTED.