RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, May 24, 2020, at approximately 1142 hours, I, Game Warden, received a call from GSP dispatch that there was a boat accident on the Etowah River in Cherokee County.  The dispatcher informed me that a boat with two occupants had struck a log and the female occupant had been thrown out of the boat and had a laceration to her lower leg.  The dispatcher said she had been transported to Kennestone hospital.  I asked if they had anyone on scene still and she gave me the phone number to Cherokee EMS dispatch.  I called them and asked if they could have someone on scene give me a call.  
  
  	A fire battalion Captain called me and told me that a john boat had ran aground on the Etowah and the female passenger was thrown out on the bank.  He said that she had a severe laceration and was already in route to Kennestone but the driver was still on scene.  
  
  I asked to speak with Operator, and I asked him what had happened.  Operator stated that they had been fishing on the river and he saw a piece of trash in the water.  He swerved over to it and picked it up.  At that time, he heard Subject1 yell, and he looked up to see the bank of the river in front of them right before they struck it.  He said both Subject1 and he were thrown out of the boat and landed on the bank.  Operator stated that he was uninjured, but Subject1 had a bad cut on her leg.  I asked Operator about the damage to his boat and he said the trolling motor on the front was broken but everything else seemed to be fine.  Subject1 said he was headed home to drop the boat then they were headed to the hospital to check on Subject1.  I asked him to wait there for me.  
  
  	When I arrived at Operator’s home, I examined the boat for damage.  The trolling motor on the front was broken but there was no other visible damage to the vessel.   I again asked Operator what happened, and he repeated the same story.  I asked if any alcohol or drugs were involved and he said no.  Operator stated that there were two life jackets on board and a fire extinguisher.  He said he has driven a boat approximately 50 hours.  I documented the condition of the vessel and left the scene.  
  
  She stated that Operator saw a piece of trash in the river and went to pick it up.  She said she saw the bank of the river coming up fast and she yelled right before they hit the bank.  She had a severe laceration to her leg which required 12 staples.
  