RedactedNarrative: Operator1 was fishing on Center Hill Lake on March 22, 2019.  He was fishing at the dam between the generator area and the flood gates.  At this time, the flood gates were slightly open.  He was fishing and got hung on the bottom.  As he was trying to free his line, his vessel drifted into the first flood gate current.  The current caused the vessel to slam into the dam wall, and caused Operator1 to fall into the vessel.  
  When he regained his balance, he began to pick up all of his fishing equipment.  He quickly realized his vessel was rapidly approaching the gate opening.  Operator1 attempted to start the vessel to drive away from the gate, but was too late.  As he sat in the operator’s seat, the vessel hit the flood gate, and the collision knocked him into the water.  The boat was then sucked into the gate opening on it''s side.  Operator1 was able to pull himself back into the vessel.  The flood gates were open to a level the vessel could not go through, but had enough current to keep the vessel on it/s side mostly under water.  He climbed on the starboard chine that was above water.  Another fishing vessel saw him on the vessel and went for help.  A pontoon vessel rescued him and called 911.The Army Core of Engineers shut the flood gates.  I recovered his swamped vessel after, and towed the swamped vessel to Edgar Eviins Marina.  The boat damage was enough to total the vessel.  The pressure from the current caused the cap to separate from the hull.
  