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floyd wright and john ottenschot admitted they were drinking, but claim they weren't intoxicated. they said they didn't see harry's boat because its lights weren't on. the propeller tore through nasreen's arm and the boat's upholstery. the hull struck harry in the head, killing him instantly and leaving paint chips on his body. some think floyd turned around to see what he hit, and not only saw the damage, but also heard nasreen's screams. floyd wright and john ottenschot deny this. wright took his boat out of the water and stored it in his barn so he could begin to make repairs. he always claimed he didn't know
on board with harry. >> i was just sitting up there by myself. from what i remember, that's where i was. that's the best view, so i can imagine that's where i would be sitting. >> since it was a nice night and the lake was calm, harry didn't tie his boat to the dock, so it drifted while he waited for his friends to return. then they heard a loud noise. harry stood up, and there was a crash. >> there was blood everywhere. i felt like a big monster or something came out of the water and bit my arm off. >> harry uhl was pronounced dead at the scene. he was just 27 years old. >> he died instantly. he was probably standing up to try to figure out what was coming. and then just got -- just got hit in the dark by this massive object. >> harry's passenger, nasreen
crash occurred. >> there was no bow lights activated. the switch was not activated. the anchor light was not in its stanchion hole and it was plugged with a rubber plug. it was quite obvious that the boat that got hit was not lit that evening. >> there were numerous chop marks along the top side of the boat that actually cut through the upholstery. analysts realized these were from a spinning propeller, proof that the boat actually left the water and flew over the top of harry's boat. >> the suspect vessel as it was traveling at a high rate of speed, tends to lift out of the water and be a little bit higher. on impact, it would launch the front of the suspect vessel in a 45-degree angle up into the air. >> medical experts believe that the wounds to nasreen raza were also caused by the propeller.
the biggest is cayuga lake, long and narrow, and it's a popular vacation destination. >> a lot of people go there to go swimming, picnics, barbecue, any major functions, birthdays, everyone goes there, to the park. >> cayuga lake is crowded in the summer with boating, water skiing, and other lake activities. around midnight on a friday night, harry uhl, a local celebrity, decided to take his new boat out on the lake for a ride. harry was a well-known stock car race driver who went by the nickname hurricane harry. >> harry loved the lake. he loved to fish. he loved to swim. he loved everything about the lake. >> around 2:00 a.m., harry headed for shore in his boat so two of his friends could get out and use the bathroom. 18-year-old nasreen raza stayed
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night, nasreen raza, survived, but her arm will never function properly. >> i can look at my arm and just see an ugly, deformed arm, but there are some days that i look at it and i just get this wave of flashback. oh, my god, someone died. it could have been me. it just feels so close to death, it's creepy. >> police appeal to the public through newspapers, radio, and television, asking anyone with information about this crash to come forward. [ phone rings ] finally, four days after the accident, a man called the sheriff's department with a possible lead. >> i told him, i said, i think i was a passenger on the boat that hit the other boat. >> john ottenschot, a construction worker, said he was riding in a boat on cayuga lake, and he said the boat hit something, although he didn't
floyd wright and john ottenschot admitted they were drinking, but claim they weren't intoxicated. they said they didn't see harry's boat because its lights weren't on. the propeller tore through nasreen's arm and the boat's upholstery. the hull struck harry in the head, killing him instantly and leaving paint chips on his body. some think floyd turned around to see what he hit, and not only saw the damage, but also heard nasreen's screams. floyd wright and john ottenschot deny this. wright took his boat out of the water and stored it in his barn so he could begin to make repairs. he always claimed he didn't know he hit harry uhl's boat.
boat's lights were off when the crash occurred. >> there was no bow lights activated. the switch was not activated. the anchor light was not in its stanchion hole and it was plugged with a rubber plug. it was quite obvious that the boat that got hit was not lit that evening. >> there were numerous chop marks along the top side of the boat that actually cut through the upholstery. analysts realized these were from a spinning propeller, proof that the boat actually left the water and flew over the top of harry's boat. >> the suspect vessel as it was traveling at a high rate of speed, tends to lift out of the water and be a little bit higher. on impact, it would launch the front of the suspect vessel in a 45-degree angle up into the air. >> medical experts believe that the wounds to nasreen raza were also caused by the propeller.
his passenger in the boat that night, nasreen raza, survived, but her arm will never function properly. >> i can look at my arm and just see an ugly, deformed arm, but there are some days that i look at it and i just get this wave of flashback. oh, my god, someone died. it could have been me. it just feels so close to death, it's creepy. >> police appeal to the public through newspapers, radio, and television, asking anyone with information about this crash to come forward. [ phone rings ] finally, four days after the accident, a man called the sheriff's department with a possible lead. >> i told him, i said, i think i was a passenger on the boat that hit the other boat. >> john ottenschot, a construction worker, said he was riding in a boat on cayuga lake, and he said the boat hit something, although he didn't
>> i was just sitting up there by myself. from what i remember, that's where i was. that's the best view, so i can imagine that's where i would be sitting. >> since it was a nice night and the lake was calm, harry didn't tie his boat to the dock, so it drifted while he waited for his friends to return. then they heard a loud noise. harry stood up, and there was a crash. >> there was blood everywhere. i felt like a big monster or something came out of the water and bit my arm off. >> harry uhl was pronounced dead at the scene. he was just 27 years old. >> he died instantly. he was probably standing up to try to figure out what was coming. and then just got -- just got hit in the dark by this massive object. >> harry's passenger, nasreen raza, was rushed to the hospital after losing an enormous amount of blood.