RedactedNarrative: On 22 October 2016 at approximately 6:30 pm WCO responded to a boat accident at Lake Poinsett in Brookings County, South Dakota.  WCO met with O1 of V1 and O2 of V2 at the cleaning station.  O1’s V1 is a full two console wraparound windshield open bow vessel. O1 stated that O1 and V1P1, V1P2 were leaving a fishing spot on the water at Lake Poinsett and had just brought V1 on plane.  
  
  O1 stated that they were headed east returning to the boat ramp.  O1 stated that V1 was traveling approximately twenty miles per hour.  O1 stated that O1 was sitting on the starboard side seat, V1P1 was sitting in the middle of the two consoles and V1P2 was sitting on the port side seat of V1.  
  
  O1 stated that V1 traveled a short distance on plane when O1 stated that V1 struck something on the portside near the port console.  O1 stated that V1 didn’t stop from impact.  O1 stated that O1 didn’t know what O1 struck so O1 stopped the boat and turned around.  O1 stated that O1 turned around and drove up to V2. 
  
  O1 asked O2 if O1 struck V2.  O2 stated that he was struck by V1.  O1, V1P1 and V1P2 stated that when talking with O2, O2 stated that they were traveling south toward the south shore. O1, V1P1 and V1P2 stated to WCO they did not see V2 prior to or during the collision with V2.  V1P1 and V1P2 stated they were seated facing away towards the stern of the boat when the collision happened. O1 and O2 returned to the Lake Poinsett boat ramp and contacted WCO a short time later to report accident. 
   
  O2’s V2 is a single console open bow vessel. O2 stated that O2 and passenger V2P1 were leaving a fishing spot on the water at Lake Poinsett and had V2 on plane.  O2 stated that they were headed south returning to the boat ramp.  O2 stated that V2 was traveling approximately twenty miles per hour.  O2 stated that O2 was sitting on the starboard side seat, V2P1 was sitting on the port side seat. O2 stated that he saw V1 traveling east on plane.  O2 stated that V1 and V2 were getting closer to one another when O2 stated to V2P1 that they were going to collide.  O2 stated that just before V1 and V2 collided, O2 turned the bow to port.  O2 stated that when V1 and V2 collided it turned V2 around 180 degrees. O2 stated that V2P1 was thrown into O2 whom was seated at the starboard seat.  O2 stated that the seat post screws had pulled out from the impact of V2P1.  V2P1 stated that V2P1 was sitting on the seat at the port side when he noticed V1 on plane.  V2P1 stated that when V1 and V2 collided he was thrown into O2.        
   
  WCO noticed damage to V1 on the port side of V1, approximately eighteen inches below the gunnels of V1 directly below the port side passenger console.  WCO noticed broken and damage fiberglass to the hull of V1. V1 also had scuff/scrape marks and spidering of fiberglass from the port side passengers console to the port side stern.  
   
  WCO noticed damage to V2 on the starboard side of V2, just in front of the driver’s starboard console.  WCO noticed a large dent in the aluminum hull.  WCO noticed black scrape marks from V1’s port gunnel rubber approximately three feet along the starboard side of V2.  WCO noticed a dent on the starboard side stern of V2.   
   
  From damage WCO believes that prior to V1 and V2 collided, V2 attempted to make a sharp turn to port to avoid collision. When V2 turned to port it raised the bow of the V2, V1’s port side rubberized gunnel collided underneath V2’s gunnels denting the hull.  WCO believes that V2’s momentum carried V2 at 90 degrees when the starboard stern then struck the front of V1 cracking the fiberglass hull.   
  
  