Vessel #1 was travelling north on the Snake River and the operator was navigating the Shovel Creek Rapids. Several other boats went through the rapids ahead of Vessel #1 and the wake they created covered rocks that had been partially exposed. The operator of Vessel #1 was unable to see the rocks and struck a small group of rocks on the southern most section of Shovel Creek Rapids. When Vessel #1 impacted the rocks the occupants were thrown to the port side of the vessel's interior. The injured person was thrown from the bench seat on the starboard side of the vessel, across the vessel to the port side where he impacted the port side bench seat and possibly the edge of the high deck. The injured person suffered a broken upper right rib, a broken upper left rib and four broken ribs on the lower left side. Vessel #1 was able to float to a nearby beach and a private party transported the injured person to Heller Bar where Life Flight flew the victim to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center where he was admitted.
Lewiston