RedactedNarrative: operator from Vessel #1 stated to the effect: I was driving through the Shark River when a paddle boarder started yelling and cursing at me. I ignored her and continued driving.
  
  Subject1 was sitting portside midship on Vessel #1 stated to the effect: We were going down the shark river and the lady cursed us off and gave us the finger when she was in the water.
  
  Subject2 from Vessel #1 sitting portside bow on Vessel #1 stated to the effect: We were traveling south in Shark River on plane, when we saw a Paddle Boarder crossing the channel. The operator was honking the horn, but continued to operate on plane when passing the paddle boarder.
  
  Subject3 from Vessel #1: Multiple attempts were made to contact subject3. However, the undersigned was met with negative results.
  
  Subject4 stated to the effect: I was paddling on my paddle board with my daughter, subject5, in Shark River. We decide to cross the channel to get to the other side. My daughter went ahead of me and as I was crossing the channel, I noticed a boat coming towards me at a high rate of speed and was not slowing down. I began to paddle quicker to get out of the way. The boat almost hit me and the wake of the boat tossed me off my paddle board and into the water. I sprained my right ankle from getting tossed off my paddle board. A person on a jet ski stopped to help and got me to the Belmar Marina.
  
  Subject5 stated to the effect: I was paddle boarding with my mother. When we crossed the channel, I was ahead of her. A boat went by us going at a high rate of speed and when I turned around the boat created a wake that tossed my mother into the water. My mother hurt her ankle when she fell off the paddle board.
  
  Witness stated in an e-mail which is attached: I was on my Waverunner at approximately 6:00 pm with my daughter, who was also on a Waverunner following behind me. Both of us were traveling North, on the right side of the channel, between the Belmar Marina and the Neptune Marina (see attachment), While traveling North in the channel, I spotted a white fishing boat coming through the channel from the North. The boat was on plane, because the bow was up and it had a significant wake. Approximately halfway between the fishing boat and myself and my daughter was a female on a stand up paddle board, crossing the channel from west to east. The fishing boat did not yield or slow down to let the paddle board cross the channel. I slowed down to let the paddle board cross my side of the lane, as did my daughter. The boat nearly hit her, I would say it was no more than 5 feet from her. As a result, the size and force of the wake knocked her off of the paddle board. At this time, I was very close, approximately 15 - 20 feet away, to clearly witness everything. I immediately went to the woman's aid, as she was clearly scared and upset. She got back on her paddle board, I threw her a rope and towed her back to her boat slip, located on K Dock in the Belmar Marina. 
  
  During this incident, I saw two passengers on the bow of the fishing boat who did not react knowing how close they were to the female paddle boarder. After I dropped her off back to her boat, I went back to my dock to tie up my Waverunner. As I was leaving the marina, I spotted the fishing boat docked at the 9th Avenue Pier. At this time, I went to K Dock, where I dropped off the paddle boarder to inform her that I saw the boat that nearly hit her".
  
  Witness stated in an e-mail which is attached: "I was a witness to an incident on the Shark River on Thursday, June 30th. My father and I were riding on Waverunners and we were in the channel heading from the Belmar Marina towards the Neptune Marina. We noticed a woman on a paddle board who was crossing the channel, so my father slowed down and I followed and did the same. A large fishing boat coming towards us from the opposite direction in the channel did not slow down and came extremely close to the paddle boarder, barely missing her and knocking her off her paddle board. She was visibly shaken and my father and I approached her slowly and we were able to help her back on her paddle board and gave her a rope that she was able to hold on to while my father took her back to her dock slip".
  
  Investigation Revealed: Vessel #1 was heading South Bound in Shark River, Belmar Borough. Victim #1 was on a Stand-up paddle board crossing the channel heading East. Vessel #1 created a wake that caused Victim #1 to fall off the paddle board. Victim #1 sustained an injury to her right ankle. Victim #1 reported that she received further medical attention beyond first aid, no other injuries or damage were reported. In addition, Vessel #1 was not registered because it was recently purchased by Operator #1.
  
  