RedactedNarrative: On July 10, 2016 a call came in to Wayne Co. 911 regarding a boat accident on Lake Cumberland near the area known as F&T. Initial call came into Wayne Co. 911 at 0654 EST. Sometime between 0630 and 0700 EST subject was passing through on a wave runner coming from Little Cub Creek and heading to Conley Bottom and noticed a vessel that appeared to be on the shore. 
  
  Subject drove closer to the vessel and noticed someone's arms waving. Subject approached and found the beached vessel with 2 occupants.  Subject asked both Operator and Occupant what had happened and Occupant stated that the boat was stuck and she had got off the vessel in an attempt to free the vessel and her leg was cut by the prop. 
  
  Subject initially called Conley Bottom Marina that was nearby and contacted Marine Assist. Subject stated when interviewed that Operator appeared to be heavily intoxicated and did not seem concerned at all about the victim and her condition.  Wayne County EMS was dispatched to Conley Bottom and went out on a vessel with an employee of Conley Bottom. Once on the scene they transported Occupant back to Conley Bottom where she was flown to UK Medical Center by PHI at approximately 0800 EST. Operator refused medical treatment and remained on the scene with his vessel. 
  
  The call came into Kentucky State Police Post London at 0708 EST. The first responding officer was Officer. Officer1 was dispatched at 0733 and arrived on scene at 0816. Upon arrival Officer1 witnessed Operator operating his vessel in an attempt to back it off the shore. The lower unit and propeller was approximately under the water 12" - 18". Officer1 had to tell Operator several times to stop his actions and turn the vessel off due to the dangers he was presenting to himself and the responding Officer. Officer2 arrived on scene at this point at 0836 EST. Officer1 conducted several Field Sobriety Tests on scene and came to the decision due to the clues shown to place Operator under arrest. The time was 0909 EST. Officer1, after speaking with County Attorney, decided to obtain a search warrant for blood evidence of Operator.  Officer1 after consulting with County Attorney charged Operator with Boating Under Influence 1st (KRS 235.240) and Assault 2nd (KRS 508.020). Operator was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.
  
  During the time that Operator was with Officer1, Operator gave several conflicting stories regarding the accident and what happened. Operator stated the victim was his sister, his girlfriend, and his cousin through out the morning. Operator was unable to give a consistent explanation of what happened with his story changing numerous times. Operator even went as far as stating that he "fillet her like a fish" and did not seem like he understood the gravity of the situation making light of it several times. Operator even stated to me in a conversation on the phone that he had asked Occupant to pull from the back of the boat to try to get it unstuck. Operator quickly retracted the statement once he said it. 
  
  Myself, Officer, drove to UK Medical Center to speak with the victim in regards to the accident. Upon contact with Occupant, I asked her what had happened. At the time she was unable to remember much but stated they were lost and was trying to get back to where they had launched the boat. At the time she couldn't remember but later found out that it was Halcombs Landing near the dam. 
  
  While at UK Medical Center I photographed the injuries that Occupant sustained on her leg before treatment was give to repair. On July 25, 2016 I went to Occupant's residence to follow up with her and to see if she recalls anymore of what happened. She stated that she couldn't recall what they hit but when they crashed she was in the front of the boat and was thrown backwards through the windshield and believed that is what cut her leg. 
  
  She stated that the boat was still running after impact and that she pulled the keys from the ignition to turn off the boat. She stated that Operator was passed out for a period of time on his hands and knees between the driver seat and helm and she could not get him to wake up for some time.  Occupant stated after Operator regained consciousness he was up looking for the keys to the boat and his truck and fell on her leg causing the injury to be much worse. 
  
  She stated to me that she was never back behind the boat around the propeller for any reason or even outside the boat. She stated that she was begging him to call 911 and he told her he would if she would quit being lazy and get up to help him find his keys. She stated that he kept telling her to shut up and quit screaming while she was laying there. 
  
  She also recalled an incident that happened before the accident where they had pulled up to a fishing boat in a cove and was asking how to get back to dam. She stated that the fisherman said to get away from his boat that he was trying to fish. She then stated that the fisherman fired a gun in the air a couple times to run them off. 
  
  After several interviews with both Operator, Occupant, and other witnesses Operator and Occupant's stories are not consistent with each other. Both of them have given several different versions of the crash to numerous people including myself. Occupant made a statement to Subject (the person who found them) that she was cut by propeller. Occupant now denies this to me. Operator also made statements to me and Officer1 that she was cut by the propeller but denies this as well now. There will be a more detailed analysis along with an opinion of what occurred following the completion of the investigation and will be placed in the case file.