THIS VESSEL HAD STICK STEERING IN THE FRONT AND WAS EQUIPED WITH A 25 HP OUTBOARD MOTOR. WHILE MANUVERING THROUGH THE LAKE, OPERATOR NOTICED THE VESSEL WAS TAKING ON WATER. OPERATOR STATED HE NOTICED A SMALL LEAK IN THE VESSEL. OPERATOR DECIDED TO OPERATE THE VESSEL ON PLANE AND REMOVE THE DRAIN PLUG IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRAIN WHAT WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE VESSEL. AFtER GETTING THE VESSEL ON PLANE, OPERATOR MOVED TO THE REAR OF THE VESSEL AND REMOVED THE DRAIN PLUG. OPERATOR WAS THEN ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE FRONT OF THE VESSEL WHEN THE VESSEL MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE RIGHT/STARBOARD SIDE. OPERATOR WaS THROWN FROM THE VESSEL BUT WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE SIDE. OPERATOR STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIMSELF BACK ONBOARD BUT WAS UNABLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. AS THE VESSEL WAS GOING IN CIRCLES, OPERATOR COULD FEEL HIMSELF BEING PULLED IN TOWARD THE PROP AND ATTEMPED TO PUSH HIS SELF AWAY FROM THE VESSEL, BUT THE PROP BEGIN TO HIT HIS LEGS. OPERATOR SAID HE COULD FEEL THE PROP HITTING HIS LEGS AND THEN WAS ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF AND SWIM TO SHORE. ONCE ON SHORE HE STARTED TO SCREAM FOR HELP WHERE A NEAR BY CAMPER CAME TO THE SCENE. VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING A PFD AND ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED.
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