RedactedNarrative: On June 19th at approx. 15:26 CST, Operator1 and Subject1 were operating two different vessels on Barren River Lake and were jumping each other’s wakes.  Operator1 who was operating vessel number one returned to the dock to exchange passengers and Subject2 exchanged positions as the operator with Operator2.  Operator2 would now be the operator of vessel number two.  Operator1 returned to the lake unaware that Operator2 was now operating vessel number two, and headed toward operator2 with intentions to jump her wake.  Operator2 was unaware of Operator1’s intentions and got scared.  
  
  Operator2 turned her vessel sharply to the right as did Operator1 causing both vessels to run directly into each other, while on plane.  Operator1 had 7 passengers aboard his vessel, and Operator2 had 8 passengers aboard her vessel at the time of the incident.  The collision caused three passengers to be thrown into the water.  Boaters in the area assisted Operator1 and Operator2 with the damaged vessels and injured passengers.     Three injured passengers were taken to T.J. Samson hospital in Glasgow by Barren Co. EMS.  
  
  Officer was dispatched to the accident at approx. 15:30 CST and responded to the lake to provide aid, but all parties were gone.  I was notified by Lt. at approx. 15:42 CST and responded to T. J. Samson Hospital to conduct interviews.  I interviewed Operator1 operator of vessel one and Operator2 operator of vessel two, and I also spoke with the doctors about the injured passengers.  Subject4 did not have any visible injuries but was complaining of back pain.  Victim2 suffered a laceration to the back of her head and her left big toe.  Victim3 suffered a laceration to her forehead just above her right eye, and lacerations on her right thigh and ankle.  I departed the hospital at approx. 19:00 and traveled to Barren River Boat Shop to document the damage on both vessels, but could not due to inclement weather. 
  
  I returned to Barren River State Park the next day, June 20th, at approx. 10:15 CST and re-interviewed all parties involved in the incident.   Operator1, operator of vessel one, stated he had very little experience operating any vessel and had only operated the vessel yesterday for approx. 3 hours.  Operator2, the operator of vessel two, had never operated a vessel before and had only operated yesterday for a few minutes prior to the incident.  Neither operators have had any type of boater education.  I completed my interviews and left the lodge at approx. 13:30 CST and returned to the boat shop to document the damage to the vessels. 
  
  It is this officer’s opinion that the cause of this vessel incident was the result of operator inexperience, inattention, and reckless operation by both vessel operators. Not all of the required information is complete due to juveniles being involved, distance covered to conduct interviews, and a language barrier. 
  
  *All times are Central Standard Time
  
  