V1 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING HIS VESSEL DURING PRE-DAWN HOURS WITH THE AID OF A GPS UNIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE C-37 CANAL, LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTION OF LAKE HATCHINEHA. V1 OPERATOR INITIATED HIS TURN TOWARD THE CANAL PREMATURELY AND STRUCK A STAND OF CYPRESS TREES LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE CANAL'S INLET. V1 OPERATOR WAS INJURED.
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