RedactedNarrative: On May 25, 2020 at approximately 1532 hours; we responded to a boating accident on the Potomac River near Williamsport’s Hot Wall and boat ramp. When I arrived on scene, the 14 foot flat bottom jon boat (Black 1973 Starcraft Marine, MD 1798BE, HIN: DEMA5046M73M, Mercury 6 HP 110 Motor) was fully submerged in the water and caught on the Williamsport Hot Wall (See attached photographs). Williamsport Volunteer Fire and EMS were on scene. I was directed to three subjects, the victims of the boating accident.
  
      I interviewed all three subjects. The first individual, Operator 1 was the operator and owner of the submerged vessel. Operator 1 stated he was floating downstream just south of the Williamsport boat ramp when he suddenly noticed the front of his vessel taking on water and the bow then sharply plunging into the water. Operator 1 then began to swim for shore. A nearby unidentified male kayaker paddled over to Operator 1. They both went over the Williamsport Hot Wall and then were able to swim to shore. Operator 1 was wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident. Operator 1 stated he believes he overloaded the vessel, causing it to swamp.
  
       The second individual, Occupant 1 on the vessel seated in the middle of the vessel. Occupant 1 stated she saw water in the front of the vessel and then suddenly the whole front of the vessel went into the water. Occupant 1 began to swim for shore and yell for help. An unidentified female kayaker paddled over to Occupant 1 and assisted her to shore. Occupant 1 stated she was wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident.
  
       The third individual, Occupant 3 was the front occupant of the vessel. Occupant 3 stated she suddenly noticed water coming into the vessel and then the whole boat sank. She quickly put a life jacket on and began to swim for shore. She began to yell for help. A nearby female kayaker paddled over to her and assisted her to shore.
  
  All subjects were uninjured and refused medical attention from the Williamsport Volunteer Fire and EMS.
  
       The vessel is currently submerged in the Potomac River at the Williamsport Hot Wall and Operator 1 has been advised to have a company remove the vessel from the river. The total cost of the damage to the vessel and lost equipment is estimated by Operator 1 to be between $2750-$3150. Operator 1 reported these items were in his vessel at the time of the incident and are now missing: 6 Fishing Rods (Est. Value $420), 2 Orange Tackle Boxes with Fishing Gear (Est. Value $100), Trolling Motor unknown make/model (Est. Value $250), Battery Autocraft 12 V (Est. Value $100), Mercury Motor 6 HP 1970's unknown model (Est. Value $300), Gas Tank with 10 Gallons (Est. Value $110), Orange Life Jacket (Est. Value $60), 4 Oars (Est. Value $50), Depth Finder of unknown make/model (Est. Value $250), Snap-On Floodlight (Est. Value $310). Subject estimated the total value of these items at $1950 and the value of his vessel at $800-$1200.
  
  All events occurred in Washington County, Maryland.
  
   On June 02, 2020 at approximately 1750hrs; I received a call from NRP dispatch informing me that an individual had removed the vessel that was stuck on the dam in the Potomac River known as the "Hotwall". The vessel displayed State of Maryland registration of MD 1798 BE, which matched that of the vessel in this incident. 
       I made contact with the recoverer via cellular phone. He stated he recovered the vessel from the "hotwall". The subject further stated the motor and seats that were in the vessel were lost downstream as they were trying to recover the vessel.
       Via cellular phone, I made contact with Operator 1, the owner of the vessel, informed him his vessel was recovered and gave him the contact info for the recoverer so that they could meet and Operator 1 could recover his vessel. A short time later, I received a phone call from recoverer stating Operator 1 was upset that his motor, trolling motor, and seats were missing and that recoverer was going to leave the vessel on the C&O Canal for Operator 1 to pick up.
  
      I then received a phone call from Operator 1 stating he believed his motor, trolling motor and seats were stolen.
  
       An investigation is ongoing at this time to determine if the items were stolen, see NRP-20-00818. Operator 1 arrived at the C&O Canal and recovered his vessel. (See attached photos of the recovered vessel.)
  
  All events did happen and occur in Washington County, MD.