On July 5, 2023 CPL was notified of a report of a boating incident that occurred on Lake Oconee (Waters of the State of Georgia). CPL made contact with the owner of the dock via telephone and traveled to the location of the incident. 

CPL made contact with a witness who reported that the incident occurred on July 1,2023 between 10 and 10:30 hours and saw a vessel strike a dock. The operator stopped after the incident and exchanged information with neighbors of the dock that was struck. 

After making several attempts to contact Operator regarding this incident, I Game Warden was able to make contact with Operator and he provided a witness statement regarding the incident. Operator informed myself GW via telephone he was the one operating the vessel and reported the same on his witness statement. According to Operator while he was operating the vessel and towing his children he looked down and struck the dock at a low rate of speed.  I GW spoke with another witness via telephone that saw the vessel strike the dock while towing and attempting to make a turn at a low rate of speed.
Lake Oconee
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