"On 7/17/23 at approximately 12:00 hours, Alaska State Troopers received a report of a watercraft collision." (AST dispatch report)

According to the AST Incident Report, the two occupants were boating somewhere between the village of Holy Cross and the village of Shageluk (presumably on the Innoko River). When the operator was interviewed, they stated that the other occupant had been sleeping on the boat when they hit a sandbar at speed, causing the sleeping occupant to fly forward, resulting in injury. The operator then freed the boat from the sandbar and drove the injured occupant to the nearest medical facility in Holy Cross, where the occupant was then med-evaced from. There are no witnesses that have been located to confirm the details of the initial incident. 

The operator advised that they were not intoxicated while operating the boat, however, the individual who initially reported the incident to AST, stated otherwise. The individual stated that both the operator, and the injured occupant, were "extremely intoxicated" when they had arrived in Holy Cross for medical attention. They were also concerned about the operator driving the boat under the influence because of the operator's several prior DUI's.
Innoko River
Holy Cross                    