Vessel one and Vessel two were navigating towards each other presenting a head on passing situation. Vessel one turned to his port side to go around Vessel two. Vessel two turned to his starboard side to go around Vessel one. These maneuvers positioned both vessels turning in the same direction to avoid the collision. Both vessels collided stern to stern, due to them both turning in the same direction to avoid the collision. Both vessels collided stern to stern, due to them both turning sharply to avoid impact. As a result of the sharp turn and collision, a passenger from vessel two was ejected from the boat into the water. That passenger had a large open wound on his right calf. The injury is suspected to be from a cleat on the gunnel of vessel two lacerating the passenger's calf upon ejection.  The cut is not consistent with propeller lacerations.  No party involved is exactly sure how the passenger from vessel two was injured. PFD's were not worn by anyone. Neither alcohol use nor drug use were suspected from observations made when LDWF agents met with each operator, but due to the intensity of the injury both vessel captains submitted to give a blood sample. The blood samples will be analyzed by LSP Crime lab to determine toxicology.
DELACROIX ISLAND