RedactedNarrative: On 10/08/2017 at approximately 1700 hours I was conducting water patrol on the Butler Chain of Lakes. I was near the R.D. Keene boat ramp in Lake lsleworth, 10900 Chase Road, Windermere, Orange County, Florida, when I was approached by a boat. The operator of the boat indicated that his vessel had been involved in a boating accident. 
  
  I identified the operator of the boat stated the following: 
  On 10/18/2017 at approximately 1400 hours he dropped his 2016 Yamaha Boat bearing Florida vessel registration number "FL 8570 RE" in the water at the Keenes Park boat ramp at Lake lsleworth, He backed his boat in between some trees that are next to the ramp and tied it off so he could park his truck and trailer. When he returned to his boat an unknown Hispanic female that was sitting on a near by bench informed him that she believed someone on a jet ski struck his boat. He checked the front of his boat and found damage to the starboard bow both above and below the rubrail. There was a large crack below and the rubrail was bent. He asked the woman for her name and information as a witness but she refused to get involved. She did tell him the jet ski was red and black in color with a male operator. She believed the jet ski left towards Lake Butler. 
  
  Operator2 spent several hours searching the lake for the jet ski described by the witness but was unable to locate any that matched the description. 
  
  Operator2 completed and signed a witness statement about the incident. 
  
  After speaking with Operator2 I conducted a search of the Lake Butler Chain of Lakes but I also could not locate a Personal Watercraft (PWC or what Operator2 referred to as a jet ski) that matched the description. I asked Operator2 to meet back at the ramp after my search of the lake so I could obtain photographs of the damage to his boat and take a closer look at the area it was struck. 
  
  Due to inclement weather that arrived to the area at the time we scheduled to meet back at the ramp, the photos were taken at a later date. The damage to the boat was consistent with the impact from what appeared to be a bow eye (the U-shaped hook in the front of a boat commonly used to attach the front of the boat to a trailer). There was cracking in the fiberglass above and below the rubrail. 
  
  The digital photos taken were submitted to dataworks. They are also included in this report. 
  Over the next three weekends (October 14th, 15th, 21st, and 22nd, and November 4th and 5th) I made further attempts to identify the PWC responsible for the incident. I made contact with several groups of PWC riders on the chain of lakes but none were aware of the incident or made any statement about their involvement. 
  
  Based on Operator2 statement and the damage to his boat I have no reason to doubt that the incident occurred as he suggests although he did not witness it happen. The vessel could have easily been struck by a quick moving PWC where is was made fast ashore and been left with the discovered damage. No at fault operator has been identified to this point in the investigation and conclusion of this report. Operator2 contacted his insurance company who agreed to repair the damages which I estimated in excess of $2000.00. The operation of the PWC is considered careless (F.S.S. 327.33) to cause the damage but without further statement from the operator or the other witness, no other certain violations can be identified.
  