RedactedNarrative: On tuesday, september 1, 2020, a vessel incident occurred in mecklenburg county on lake norman. The incident occurred at approximately 6:00 pm. The incident occurred in the vicinity of the d4 channel marker at the lake norman sandbar. The incident involved two vessels. 
  
  The first vessel is a 2019 11' bombardier gtx ltd 300 personal watercraft.  There were no occupants on vessel one when the incident occurred.  
  
  The second vessel involved in this incident is a 2015 24' yamaha ar 240.  Vessel number two had one occupant on board at the time of the incident. 
  
  Vessel one was beached on the lake norman sandbar at the time of the incident. Vessel two was operating in the vicinity of the sandbar when the incident occurred.  Vessel two was heading in a northwest direction towards the shoreline of the sandbar.  Vessel two was traveling at approximately 10-15 mph according to the operator's statement.  
  
  Vessel two was attempting to pull up on the shoreline of the sandbar between two pwcs when it struck vessel one. The point of impact was on the starboard side just behind where the operator's legs would be.  Vessel one was towed to blythe landing.  Cornelius pd lake patrol was the first unit on scene.  A cornelius lake patrol officer met with both individuals at blythe landing.  Vessel one owner stated that vessel two was operating at an excessive speed at the time of the incident.  Vessel two operator stated that he was probably operating too fast. 
  
  In conclusion, this vessel incident was caused by excessive speed, operator inattention, and improper lookout from vessel two's operator.  There are no charges pending in this incident.  There were no injuries or fatalities.  The damage to vessel one is estimated at $5,000.00.  Vessel one sustained a deep gouge into the fiberglass on the starboard gunwale as well as several deep scratches to other parts of the vessel.  Vessel one's steering assembly and front cowling were also torn off.  Vessel two sustained no damage.
  
  
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