RedactedNarrative: On 06/08/2016 I received a call from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office around 1239 hours in reference to a boating incident on Lake Oconee.  The dispatcher advised the incident involved a boat and a jet ski.  I called Sgt. and advised him of the boating incident.  Sgt.1 stated he would respond from the boat house.  I also called Cpl1.  Cpl.1 stated he would respond by vehicle.  I was advised by Sgt.1 to go to Putnam General in reference to two individuals injured during the incident.  I was given an update by Putnam County 911 center that the incident was between a pontoon vessel and a small fishing boat.
  
  Sgt.1 and Cpl.1 arrived at the incident location and started gathering information from the scene.  Sgt.1 and Cpl.1 took pictures and video of the incident scene.
  
  I went to the Putnam General hospital.  There were three of the four individuals involved in the boating incident at the hospital.  I interviewed the operator of vessel #1.  Operator1 stated he was fishing on Lake Oconee and was heading back to the boat ramp at Old Salem Park.  He stated he was looking down at his GPS because he was unfamiliar with the area he was fishing.  He stated he looked up and there was a pontoon vessel in front of him.  He stated he hit the pontoon vessel.  Operator1 stated he was stunned for a moment and then immediately turn his boat around to check on the passengers on the pontoon vessel.  Operator1 stated his vessel was taking on water and he put his trolling motor down and headed towards the bank because he was taking on water.  Operator1 stated his vessel sank and capsized at a dock.
  
  I then spoke to the operator of vessel #2.  Operator2 stated she was looking at the houses with her father and her grandmother.  Operator2 stated the vessel came around a point and was headed straight for their pontoon vessel.  Operator2 stated she put the throttle of the pontoon vessel in neutral because she did not know whether to stop or give the vessel more gas.  Operator2 stated the boat hit them on the left side of the pontoon vessel.
  
  I interviewed a passenger on vessel #2.  Grandmother stated she was sitting on the left hand side of the vessel and was hanging onto the railing of the pontoon vessel.  Grandmother stated she saw the vessel at the last moment and sat up in the chair she was sitting in.  Grandmother stated the boat hit the railing she was hanging onto and was she was thrown into the floor of the pontoon vessel.  Grandmother stated they made it to the dock and she was transported to the hospital.
  
  I finally spoke with other passenger on v2.  He stated he was on the pontoon vessel but did not remember seeing the vessel coming at them.  He stated his primary concern was for the injuries to his mother.  
  
  Looking at the photographs, Vessel 2 was struck by vessel 1 causing damage to the front port side of vessel 1.  Vessel 2 sustained damage to the port side railing, canopy supports and seats.
  
  After looking at the photo evidence and the damaged described to me by Sgt.1 and Cpl.1, It was determined that Operator1 was at fault in the incident and was cited for violating rules of the road.
  