RedactedNarrative: On 07/22/2018 Conservation Police Sgt. called me, Conservation Police Officer (CPO) at approximately 0906 hours and informed me that a paddle boarder on Smith Mountain Lake (SML) had nearly been run over by a vessel earlier in the morning. Sgt. said a white vessel with a red stripe and red canopy had driven over a paddle board at approximately 0730 hours and the individual on board had jumped off in time. 
  
  The operator of the vessel did not stop and render aide, but instead drove towards SML Dam.  Subsequent to the investigation it was found that Operator1 and her sister, Subject, were paddle boarding several hundred yards south east of Christmas Tree Island on SML when they observed a vessel traveling south towards them. The vessel had a white bow and was playing loud music. Both paddle boarders waived their arms and shouted for the vessel to stop but it did not. The vessel quickly drove towards Operator1 and Subject, causing both of them to jump off of their paddle boards to get out of the way. Operator1 and Subject swam under water to avoid injury and resurfaced to see the operator looking back at them while driving away. The operator was described as a white male in his thirties with either light brown or blonde hair wearing a turquoise colored t-shirt. 
  
  There did not appear to be anybody else on board and the vessel may have traveled North up the Roanoke River. The vessel was white in color with a red stripe and had a red canopy. Operator1's paddle board was cut multiple times by the propeller of the vessel making it a total loss. Operator1 said the paddle board was worth approximately $375.00.  The marinas on SML were contacted and given the description of the offender's vessel. SML was checked throughout the day and the vessel was unable to be located.
  