RedactedNarrative: On 06/08/2014 at 1708 hours, I responded to the area of  Rocky Creek (Lake Oconee, Georgia) in reference to a boating incident. Upon my arrival, I spoke to the driver of vessel one who advised as he was operating his Sea Ray south bound in Richland Creek (towards Wallace Dam) his vessel struck a tree top causing damage to his boat. Due to concerns of his vessel taking on water, he operated the vessel over to a beach area off the shore line of Oconee Landing Subdivision. No occupants of the Sea Ray reported any injuries. Once the Sea Ray was loaded onto the trailer, I observed fiberglass damage to the hull. 
     My investigation revealed, due to operator’s lack of knowledge of this area of Lake Oconee, he failed to operate around the standing timber (which was marked with fish attractor buoys) and instead operated his vessel through the standing timber.