RedactedNarrative: On July 23, 2021 at approximately 1000 hours, Towns County Dispatch received a call that there was a "Jet Ski Accident" on Lake Chatuge. I (Cpl. with the Dept. of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Division) was notified of the incident and arrived on scene at Young Harris Watersports at approximately 1100 hours. 
  
  	I received preliminary information from Towns County Deputy about the incident. I talked with V1 Operator, who admitted to operating the striking vessel, and Witness, who operated a Tritoon boat to go rescue the victims after the incident. I talked with them at the Young Harris Watersports office and they wrote out witness statements about the incident. I later went to the Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee to interview V1 Passenger and V2 Operator. 
   
  	After speaking with those who were involved in the incident, it was clear that they all had similar recounts of the incident. It appears that V1 was the striking vessel and it was operated by Operator1, and V1 occupant was the passenger. V2 was the vessel that was struck on it's port side and it was operated by Operator2, with V2 occupant as the passenger. The two PWCs were rental boats from Young Harris Watersports. Records show that V1 occupant, Operator2, and V2 occupant were on the list to operate these rental PWCs and that they had the required temporary boating education requirements for boat renters. Operator1 did not have any type of boating education. All four occupants know each other. Operator2 and V2 occupant are sisters and Operator1 is their nephew. V1 occupant and Operator2 are currently engaged to be married. 
  
  	According to the occupants of the PWCs, V2 was ahead and to the port side of V1 as they were traveling North towards North Carolina, away from Young Harris Watersports rentals. They were near Chatuge Woods Campground when V2 made a turn to the port side, which would have been turning away from V1. V1 also made a turn to the port side in such a way that it put them on the port side of V2. As the boats continued, Operator2 said that she looked over her right shoulder to make sure that V1 was still following her and she did not see them. Operator1 said that he was looking at V2 to make sure that he wouldn't hit them and ended up driving to where he was looking. Operator1 said that it happens so fast that he didn't have time to slow down. All parties involved said that they were operating over 40 mph. V1 made contact at it's bow with V2's port side. During the collision, all four occupants were ejected into the water. 
  
  	Operator1 was not hurt so he got back on the PWC and went back to get help. A Good Sam helped get everyone out of the water to be transported back to Young Harris Watersports. All vessels were still operational and were driven back to Young Harris Watersports. Towns County 911 was called and EMS and deputies responded to the scene. 
  
  	I looked at the damage on the vessels and the striking vessel, V1, had a deep gash in the fiberglass at the center of the bow, below the rub rail. A piece of plastic was also dislodged from it's place and hanging loose on the port side of the bow. V2 suffered damage to the console on the port side and there was plastic missing or damaged on top of the console. There were impact marks on the port side of V2 in the area of where the operator's knee would have been located and various other damaged areas on the port side, just above the rub rail as it goes back towards the stern. There was a rip in the fabric at the back of the seat, towards the stern. The damage appeared as if V1 made contact with V2 on the V2's port side, around the console a
  