RedactedNarrative: On 7/3/22 at approximately 4:30pm, a single vessel boat incident occurred on belews lake just south of nc highway 158 near belews creek.  There were three other individuals who were passengers on board at the time of the incident.  The incident occurred when the vessel caught fire while underway causing damage to the vessel and injuries to the operator and one of the passengers.
  
  The vessel was being operated on belews lake just south of the nc highway 158 bridge at approximately 10-15 mph and was heading woutheast when the operator and passengers of the vessel noticed smoke coming from the vessel's engine compartment and operator's console.  The operator immediately turned off the engine at the time she noticed smoke coming from the vessel and jumped into the water with a pfd.  Two of the passengers also jumped into the water when they saw smoke and flames coming from the vessel.  The other passenger stayed on the vessel and was able to suppress the fire with a fire extinguisher.  The operator and one of the passengers both suffered minor burns to their left leg.
  
  Multiple agencies responded to the incident to include:  the nc wildlife resources commission, the belews creek fire department, forsyth county emergency management services and the forsyth county fire marshall's office.  Injuries to the passengers were treated by emergency management and the operator refused any care or treatment.  The fire marshall investigating the incident was unable to determine an exact cause to the equipment or machinery failure leaving it undetermined.  No alcohol was found to be used at the time of the incident and the operator was the only individual who utilized a pfd.  No charges were issued as a result of this incident.
  
  
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