On Friday 08/31/2012 at approximately 8:30 p.m. a single vessel (V1) accident occurred on the St. Johns River near Fruit Cove, Florida within the boundaries of St. Johns County.  The single occupant was operating V1 at the time of the accident.   Operator was entering the St. Johns River from the mouth of Cunningham Creek.  Operator accelerated and turned the vessel to the starboard and was ejected out the port side of the vessel.   When attempting to reenter the moving vessel, Operator was struck by V1's propeller.
; OPERATOR was the operator and single occupant of V1.  Operator was seated on the starboard side behind the steering wheel before being ejected from V1.  Operator sustained three lacerations to his buttocks.  On Operator's left buttock, the laceration was approximately 12 cm in length.  The right side of Operator's buttock, the laceration was approximately 20 cm in length.  The center of Operator's buttock sustained an approximate 20 cm laceration.  The lacerations varied from 2 - 6 cm in depth.  Operator's rectum was split in half.  The propeller struck Operator's tail bone and Operator's coccyx was shattered.
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