RedactedNarrative: On 06/01/2022 at approximately 7:36pm, I Corporal was notified of a boat accident in Natchitoches Parish on Cane River by Lieutenant. I contacted the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office and proceeded to a location. I arrived at approximately 8:50pm and observed a vessel located out of the water resting on a brick retaining wall. I made contact with the operator. I identified myself as a Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Agent and advised Operator of his Miranda Rights. I asked Operator to provide a verbal account of the incident. Operator stated he was operating vessel 1 a 21 foot Triton powered by a 200hp Mercury outboard with remote steering and hit a wake causing him to lose control and rapidly turn into a bulkhead along the shoreline. 
  
  The vessel ramped the bulkhead and landed on a brick retaining wall. Operator provided a written statement stating the same information. Operator stated he was wearing a type V PFD. I inspected Operator’s PFD and observed his cut off lanyard attached to his PFD was disconnected from the cutoff switch. Operator stated he suffered no injuries. I conducted Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and determined Operator displayed no clues indicating impairment. A warrant was secured to download the Garmin in Vessel 1 Operator was operating his vessel at approximately 50 miles per hour. As vessel 1 made contact with the wake it appears that there was a rapid reduction in speed as to 40 miles per hour vessel 1 initiated a hard right turn prior to impacting the bulkhead and immediately decreasing to 0 miles per hour.  Following an investigation Operator was cited for violating RS:34:851.4-Careless operation of a watercraft. Operator was provided his court date, signed his citation and was released.
  