On July 17, 2011 at approx 1420 hrs deputies responded to a boat accident that had just occured at Higgins Point.  Upon arrival at the Higgins Point boat launch we contacted the operator.  The operator indicated that he was traveling on plane in a rented PWC at about 20 - 40 mph towards the Blue Creek bridge from Wolf Lodge bay.  As he was approaching the bridge, a larger vessel was approaching from Blue Creek bay to the same opening.  The operator cut the power to his PWC and at the same time tried to turn.  The loss of power caused the operator to lose steering and he ran into the bridge abutment and was thrown from the vessel.  The operator was unharmed in the accident.  The operator received a tow by another boater to the Higgins Point boat launch where he called the owner of the vessel and then they contacted Law Enforcement.
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