On August 5, 2011, at approximately 2215 hours, a vessel collided with red marker 8 in the Manatee River southwest of Emerson Point in Manatee County.  There were eleven people on the 24' vessel.  At the time of the collision two of the passengers were thrown into the channel marker, causing serious bodily injuries to both of them.  They were flown by Bay Flight to Bay Front Medical Center.
v1:13 broken ribs
both lungs collapsed 
fractured pelvis
fractured clavicle
fractured scapula
skull fracture
fractured lumbar vertebrae
contusions
v2:Broken clavicle torn ligaments
two broken ribs
fractured vertebrae, C7, T1 and T2
laceration to face
contusions
collapsed lung
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