RedactedNarrative: On 06/13/2020 at around 10:15am, a collision occurred between 2 Sea-Doos on Tims Ford Lake, in Franklin County, TN.  Operator1 was operating a Sea-Doo that is owned by his father, (Vessel 1, TN-9663-DC), V1 subject was the passenger on Operator1''s Sea-Doo.  Operator2 was operating a Sea-Doo owned by his father, (Vessel 2, TN-9001-EE), subject  was the passenger on Operator2'' Sea-Doo.  Operator1 and Operator2 were operating their Sea-Doos in the main river channel just upstream, around the bend from Lee''s Ford Bridge; near the end of Wilkerson, Ln in Winchester, TN.  The Sea-Doos were operating ahead of the other boats in their party, travelling upriver and stopping occasionally to play. As the two Sea-Doos were headed upriver, Operator2 got out ahead of Operator1.  Operator2 turned around and headed back towards Operator1, as they got closer, both operators turned to the same direction and the two Sea-Doos collided, throwing both operators and their passengers into the water.  Operator2 suffered a concussion when his head impacted one of the vessels during the collision.  A vertebra in Operator1''s back was fractured in the collision as well.  The passengers on both Sea-Doos were uninjured.  Both operators were transported by helicopter to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, where they were treated for their injuries and released.
  
   Operator1''s Sea-Doo appeared to have been struck from on the back end and on the bottom of the boat.  Operator1 had turned his Sea-Doo hard to avoid collision and said that his Sea-Doo was tilted hard away from Operator2'' Sea-Doo which exposed the bottom of the boat when the collision happened.  Operator1''s Sea-Doo had some broken and bent bolts, some bent metal, and the grate at the water intake was torn off.  Estimate to fix the damage to Operator1''s Sea-Doo was around $100.  Operator2'' Sea-Doo had significant damage, a large area of the fiberglass around the back-left corner, from around the middle of the boat to the stern and from the deck to well below the rub rail, was busted through the hull and it sank once it was parked at the dock.  The engine on Operator2'' Sea-Doo was likely damaged, as it was leaking oil into the engine compartment.  Operator2'' Sea-Doo was totaled, estimated value is around $7500.  There are pictures and videos in the case file that show details of the damage to both vessels.  Investigating officers believe that the main causes of the incident were Reckless or Negligent Operation/Inland Navigation Rule violations of both operators.  Both operators drove towards the other boat and did not take early action to avoid the collision, both were believed to have been operating at an unsafe speed for as close as they were to the other boat, and when the operators did turn to avoid collision, Operator1 turned in the wrong direction for a head-on situation.