RedactedNarrative: On 08/19/2015, at about 12:40 p.m., these two vessels were cruising on the Columbia River in the Crow Butte area located in Benton county near Alderdale, WA. 
  
  Law Enforcement reported that V1 and V2 were traveling towards each other from opposite directions on their PWCs.   (V2) subsequently turned right and lost control of this PWC and fell off.   (V1) was blinded by a wall of water created by the spray and continued going straight.  Operator1 subsequently hit and ran over PWC (V2).  Operator2 was in the water on the other side of the PWC (V2) and was hit by Operator1 (V1) as well. 
  
  There were no other witnesses to the incident.  Operator1 advised Law Enforcement that he was able to limp Operator2 and his PWC (V2) back to shore by grabbing onto it with one hand while he maneuvered his PWC (V1).  Both Operator2's and Operator1's accounts of the incident corroborated with each other.  The damage to the PWCs also corroborated with their accounts of the incident. 
  
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities 
  There was no apparent alcohol involved 
  V1 estimated damage of $20.00 / V2 estimated damage of $1,000 with the vessel as a Total Loss 
  Both Operators were wearing PFDs 
  Both Operators had mandatory Boater Education cards issued by the state of Oregon
   