On 10/20/2023 at approximately 1200 hours, Boating Safety Officers with the Mohave County Sheriff''s Office Division of Boating Safety observed a vessel to be smoking with 2 occupants on board. The vessel had been sprayed by a fire extinguisher from the owner, however was still smoking with flames, so the 2 occupants exited the vessel and climbed onto the MCSO patrol vessel. Shortly after the vessel became fully engulfed in flames. Sgt. 2 and I arrived on scene with a volunteer rescue diver and began attempting to use our vessel to put out the flames until Lake Havasu Fire Department arrived and took over fire extinguishing. At that time, I went to the vessel the occupants were on and spoke to the owner and passenger. Owner advised he had just purchased the vessel a week prior and this was his first outing. They had launched at Windsor State Park South Ramp and left the ''no wake zone'' area when he started smelling something. He came down off plane and opened the engine hatch which was smoking with flames. They then used the on board fire extinguisher and attempted to put out the flames. They then donned life jackets and thought the flames were out when the volunteer boating safety officer''s advised them the vessel was still smoking from the engine and back and they exited the vessel. Owner requested Tow Boat U.S. to tow the vessel and took possession of it at the launch ramp. The Lake Havasu City Fire Department followed the vessel to the launch ramp to make sure it did not reactivate the fire. Both occupants denied medical attention at this time. 

LAKE HAVASU
Lake Havasu City, AZ          