RedactedNarrative: V-1 was traveling north bound on the Tennessee, it was sunny and the weather was clear. V-1 was traveling between an island known as Shell Island and the shore of the Marshall County Camp Ground. It was approximately 500 yards between the Island and the shore. 
  
  V-1 operator stated that he was towing 2 people on an innertube behind his boat. Driver 1 also says that he was making circles and sharp turns to the left and right trying to throw both individuals off the inner tube. 
  
  Driver 1 says he was the only person in the boat at the time and he had no observer on board. It was also observed that V-1 was not equipped with a rearview mirror designed to observe skiers or anything behind V-1. Driver 1 and Driver 2 both stated there were other vessels and swimmers in the area at the time. 
  Driver 1 stated that one of the occupants on the innertube fell off of the innertube. Due to not having an observer on the boat Driver 1 did not observe this immediately. Driver 1 says all he saw was Driver 2 jumping in the water to retrieve Tuber1 from the water. V-2 was also traveling north bound on the Tennessee River. Driver 2 state that he was trailing the wake of another vessel that was behind and to the side of V-1. Driver 2 says that he saw Tuber1 fall from the innertube but due to the tumultuous waters caused by the wake of  V-1 and other vessels he was unable to see Tuber1''s location in the water. Driver 2 says at the last moment he realized he was heading directly for Tuber1 and he attempted to reverse V-2 and steer to the right to avoid a collision. 
  
  V-2 struck Tuber1 in the head with the front left side of V-2. Driver 2 says he then jumped in the water and retrieved Tuber1 who was unconscious at the time from the water. It was determined at the crash scene Driver 1 was under the influence at the time of the crash and was placed under arrest for B.U.I. (see arrest report).
  