RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 (V1) – 2013, 10’ 7” Yamaha VX Sport PWC w/1 Yamaha Sterndrive Engine – 110 HP
  Vessel #2 (V2) – 2011, 10’ 7” Yamaha VX Sport PWC w/1 Yamaha Sterndrive Engine – 110 HP
  
  On 05/11/2019, at about 05:10 p.m., Vessel #1 (V1), operated by Operator1 and Vessel #2 (V2), operated by Operator2, were cruising, changing direction and speed on Moses Lake, located near Moses Lake, WA in Grant County.
  
  Law Enforcement reported that on this date and time, these two rental vessels were traveling roughly parallel to each other at the above location.  Operator2 was carrying her 10-year-old daughter in front of her on the PWC.
  
  V2 was slightly ahead of V1 on the right.  V2 started pulling away to the right and then made a sudden left hand turn back in front of V1.  Operator1 (V1) told Officers that he tried to turn right before striking Operator2 (V2) but went right over the top of her.  Both Operator2 and her daughter were knocked off of the PWC.  The daughter got back on the PWC and rode it to the nearby shore for assistance.  
  
  Operator2 was unresponsive, face down in the water.  Persons assisted in getting her to shore for EMS.  Operator2 was transported to Samaritan Hospital where she was declared deceased.  Corner indicated that the cause of death was the blunt force trauma to head and neck.  Victim did not drown.  The daughter suffered a bruise to her left shoulder and an impact to her left knee.  
  
  1 Injury / 1 Fatality 
  Alcohol or Drug Involvement – Pending Lab Results
  V1 Estimated Damage - $2,500
  V2 Estimated Damage – $3,000
  Both Operators were Wearing a PFD
  Neither Operator Had a Mandatory Boater Education Card – Both Completed Motor Vessel Rental Checklist
  