On 7/23/11 at approximately 6:10 pm on a beach south of Waupeton Iowa on the Mississippi River at Mile #599, a 1988 sea ray inboard/outboard was attempting to back his boat off of the beach. victim was seated on an Arsenal Hydroglide 60" triangle tube at the rear of the boat on the upstream side.  (Victim's mother) was kneeling on the rear seat port side looking to the rear holding part of the 60' tow rope for the tube to keep it out of the prop. Another person was doing the same but on the starboard side of the boat.  Standing on the beach at the bow of the boat were two people both facing to the rear of the boat trying to push the boat off of the beach.  When operator put the 130 hp boat into reverse the current created by the motor pulled the tube into the rear of the boat.  Victim slid or fell off of the tube near the motor of the boat.  Victim felt the prop strike her inner left thigh (causing a 6 inch long and approximately 1 1/2 inch deep cut near her femoral artery), she then turned to her right and the prop made eight superficial cuts down her right leg from her outer thigh to below her knee.
WAUPETON                      