RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 and vessel 2 were operating on the colorado river when a collision occurred.  
  
  Operator of vessel 1 says he was travelling south on the west side of the river and vessel 2 was heading north on the east side of the river when vessel 2 turned in front of him heading towards the rock wall on the west side of the river.  One witness corroborated this statement.
  
  The operator of vessel 2 was killed.  
  
  A second witness says vessel 1 and 2 were travelling north on the east side of the river when vessel 1 turned in front of vessel 2 causing the collision.  
  
  A reconstruction of this accident was completed by ndow and attached to the report.  (below are excerpts from the reconstruction report.
  
  Utilizing witness statements, the initial direction of travel at the time of collision can be determined as v2 traveling upriver while v1 was traveling down river.  Damage concurs with statements which outline v1 to have been coming from v2''s starboard side and v1 was in a sustained shallow turn.  During this turn, the impact occurred.  
  
  The bow of v1 struck v2 on the starboard side forward of mid-ship.  The angle of impact was approximately a 20 to 40 degree closing angle between the two vessels.  During impact, v1 ramped over the starboard side of v2 and continued upward striking multiple parts of v2 and the victim on the right side in the upper leg, chest and head.  
  
  The striations on v1 show that v1 was in a sustained shallow left hand turn at impact.  V1 continued over v2 becoming fully airborne and landing after having fully cleared v2.  The operator of v1 stated he was traveling around 40 miles per hour and the other witness stated v2 was traveling upriver and was likely on plane prior to the collision.  The exact direction of travel cannot be determined.  The victim died from blunt force trauma from the impact with v1.
  