RedactedNarrative: On August 5, 2011, at approximately 2215 hours, a vessel collided with red marker 8 in the Manatee River southwest of Emerson Point in Manatee County.  There were eleven people on the 24' vessel.  At the time of the collision two of the passengers were thrown into the channel marker, causing serious bodily injuries to both of them.  They were flown by Bay Flight to Bay Front Medical Center.
  v1:13 broken ribs
  both lungs collapsed 
  fractured pelvis
  fractured clavicle
  fractured scapula
  skull fracture
  fractured lumbar vertebrae
  contusions
  v2:Broken clavicle torn ligaments
  two broken ribs
  fractured vertebrae, C7, T1 and T2
  laceration to face
  contusions
  collapsed lung
NameOfBodyOfWater: MANATEE RIVER
NearestCityTown: WEST BRADENTON                