On 09/01/2013, at about 2:54 p.m. Stevens County Officers responded to a report of a possible boating accident on Loon Lake.  Two calls were received where callers reported seeing a white and black boat run over a subject in the water and that all people were back in the boat and the vessel was headed north on Loon Lake, possibly towards the public launch.   

A third caller reported a boat was pulling up to the dock and the passengers were yelling for help.  Officers responded to that location arriving at 2:57 p.m.  Officers went down to the dock and found subjects on a white and black Crownline boat, listed above. 

a passenger on the boat, said that Victim had fallen off the boat and been hit by the propeller.  Victim sustained a broken femur on his left leg and a massive laceration to his right foot.  Victim said he stood up on the bow and fell overboard.  He said he had been drinking beer during the day stating that he had about 3-4 beers since noon.
 
Stevens County EMTs from Fire District#1 and Deer Park Ambulance responded to the scene to evaluate and stabilize Victim' injuries.  During their evaluation, EMT personnel located a large laceration on Victim' upper left leg, near where they believed his femur may have been fractured.  Victim was taken from the scene by Deer Park Ambulance and transported to the Loon Lake School where he was transported by Med Star air-ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.
 
Officers identified the boat operator .  Operator said he was operating the vessel and they were going along on plane in the far south bay of Loon Lake near Larson Beach Road.  He said Victim suddenly stood up and onto the front of the bow.  Before Operator could say anything to Victim, he fell overboard and the boat went over him.  Operator tried to turn away from Victim and cut the power, but it happened so fast he could not avoid hitting him with the boat.  Victim went down the starboard side of the boat after falling into the water.  As soon as the boat stopped, Operator dove into the water to assist Victim back into the boat.  Two passengers on the boat began providing first aid to Victim and Operator immediately took the boat back to their dock at North Shore Drive.
 
Officers conducted a vessel inspection on Operator's vessel.  Operator said he had one beer with lunch earlier in the day, but had not drank anything else.  The officer stated that he did not smell the odor of intoxicants on Operator and did not observe any signs he was impaired.
 
Officer's report stated that based on statements from Operator, other occupants on the boat, and Victim, it appears that Victim stood up on the bow of the boat, while the boat was underway, and fell off.  Victim was struck by the boat and the propeller.  It does not appear there was any negligent or reckless act on the part of the operator of the boat, which led to this accident.
 
One injury / No fatalities
Alcohol was indicated as a factor (injured party only).  The operator was not intoxicated.
There was no vessel damage reported.
There were no PFDs worn by anyone involved in this incident.
The operator did have a mandatory Boater Education Card.
Navigation Rules Violation - People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom.
Loon Lake