On or around 4:14pm on july 29, 2012, vessel one was being operated in the area of back sound between harker's island and cape lookout.  While vessel one was traveling on plane, subject asked operator to stop the boat so she could get off and use the restroom.  Operator stopped the boat and subject2 said she had to as well.  Both ladies then jumped into the water off the front of the boat.  Neither of the ladies were wearing a life jacket and were having to tread water due to the depth.  At or around 4:16pm subject made her way back to within arms reach of the front of the boat to climb back on while subject2 was off the port side. Without any discussion, operator gives the boat throttle running over subject and striking her with the propellers.  Several passengers began yelling to stop but it was too late.  Subject2 and several passengers swam to subject and put her back onto vessel one.  Vessel one made its way to the cape lookout national seashore boat harbor where they were met by harker's island fire dept.  Subject was transported to carteret general hospital where she was then transported to new hanover hospital.  Alcohol and drug use were the primary contributing factors in this boating incident. 


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