Unit 1 traveling upstream towards Brown’s Ferry landing. Operator came through a bend in the river on plane. He was looking at his phone for a playlist and did not notice how close he was to a floating dock. 

When he did see it he corrected abruptly to the left throwing out the victim, who was seated near the starboard bow area. Another passenger was thrown into the bottom of the boat striking his head rendering him unconscious or stunned for a bit. 

They circled and attempted to find the victim. A couple people jumped in and tried to locate the victim. They called 911 and tied off at the dock and continued searching for the victim and waited for police to arrive. The Horry County Fire Dive team responded that night, but no recovery was made. I notified our dive team and they dove that Sunday and no recovery was made. The victim floated over night on Sunday and was recovered by DNR on Monday morning as they began their surface search.

The operator was arrested for BUI; he had a BAC of .10. **Due to statements and other investigative measures, all parties on the boat had consumed alcohol that day to include the operator, victim, & other injured party.**
Black River