On friday june 9, 2023, a boat incident occurred on lake norman in the vicinity of hager creek.  The incident involved two personal watercraft (pwc).  Vessel 1 (v1) was a 2022 sea doo spark pwc.  Vessel 2 (v2) was a 2022 sea doo spark pwc.  

Vessel 1 traveled south from an island and made an immediate left turn towards the southeast.  Vessel 2 was located southeast of vessel 1 operating at idle speed traveling northwest.  

Vessel 1 increased speed to maximum throttle and collided with vessel 2 on the port (left) side.  The estimated speed of vessel 1 at the point of impact is 40 mph +/-.  The estimated speed of vessel 2 is between 0-5 mph +/- at the point of impact.  

Operator2 was ejected from vessel 2.  Operator2 sustained serious injuries to his left leg.  Operator1 sustained minor injuries to her upper lip and left thigh.  Operator2 was transported from the scene by iredell county emergency services to lake norman regional medical center.  Operator1 refused medical transport at the scene.  The response was aided by mooresville fire department, iredell county ems, and iredell county sherriff''s office.  No other injuries or damages have been reported at this time.


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Operator 1 had a BAC of 0.09

LAKE NORMAN
MOORESVILLE                   