VESSEL A WAS TRAVELInG NORTH BOUND ON LAKE LANIER SOUTH OF PORT ROYALE MARINA. THE OPERATOR DID NOT SEE A REEF MARKER DUE TO RAIN AND DARKNESS. THE VESSEL STRUCK THE REEF AND NEARLY CAME TO A STOP. THE VICTIM CONTINUED TRAVELING FORWARD AND STRUCK THE BOW OF THE BOAT. HE SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY AND A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS SIDE.
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