RedactedNarrative: On Monday May 7, 2018 operator was heading out of Bluegrass Creek in his Bass Cat boat to head back down the lake to Shutes Branch.  While navigating inside the bouys of the creek channel he noticed a Seadoo navigating toward him.  Both vessels then began to make maneuvers to avoid one another.  
  
  At the moment just before impact Operator2 turned right and into the path of the Bass Cat.  The bow of the Bass Cat struck the port side of the Seadoo and ramped up the vessel and struck Operator2 in the chest.  Operator2 was then ejected from the vessel.  
  
  Operator1 turned his vessel around and was able to get Operator2 in his boat with the aid of another boater.  The other boater called 911 and they began CPR on Operator2.  Operator2 was transported to TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.
  