RedactedNarrative: The operator had Vessel 1 dead in the water with the engine idling while in close proximity to two swimmers in a cove on Lake of Egypt immediately prior to the incident. Both were wearing Personal Floatation Devices.  
  Subject1 and Subject2 were positioned in a straight line off the bow of the vessel, with the Subject1 being the closest  After having a brief conversation with Subject1 and Subject2, operator accelerated rapidly while intending to turn to port in an effort to make a wake and splash the two swimmers.  The vessel was too close to Subject1 and Subject2 to make such a maneuver.  It accelerated rapidly and failed to turn.  The vessel went straight and over both Subject1 and Subject2.  
  As the vessel went over Subject1, her hair was entrapped by the intake of the propulsion unit.  Because the Operator was accelerating, water was going through the intake of the propulsion unit at a high rate causing the Subject1''s hair to become tightly bound while pinning her head to the hull.   As the vessel went over Subject2, she hit her head on the hull.  Subject2 was not injured from the collision.  
  Martine immediately stopped the vessel with the Subject1''s hair still entangled and her head pinned to the hull.  Efforts to free the Subject1 were futile.  She remained under water until emergency personnel arrived.  Emergency personnel had to overturn the vessel and cut her hair to get her free.  Subject1 was transported to the Heartland Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced deceased by the Williamson County Coroner.  An autopsy was performed the following day.  The coroner ruled the cause of death as drowning.
  An investigation into the accident revealed several contributing factors that led to the cause of the incident:
  1) Operator had very little operating experience.  She stated during the investigation she had only operated the vessel on a few occasions. 
  2) The vessel was in normal operating mode rather than learning mode.  The vessel was equipped with two keys.  One key was intended for experienced operators.  This key allowed the vessel to function normally without restrictions.  The second was a learning key.  The function of this key was to restrict the top speed of the vessel.  It was designed for less experienced operators like Operator.  She had access to both keys as they were attached to her flotation device.  With her lack of operating experience, Operator should have used the learning key.  Operator was operating the vessel with the regular key so there were no speed or acceleration restrictions.  
  3) The vessel was too close to the swimmers.
  4) Toxicology was performed on the Operator''s blood.  It showed the presence of Methamphetamine.  This likely impaired the Operator''s thought processes and inhibitions leading to the decision to attempt the reckless maneuver.
  
  
  