The following accident occurred on July 16, 2010, at approximately 1521 hours.  The operator of Vessel I was towing two children on a tube behind the vessel.  He realized that he needed to refuel the vessel and headed toward shore. He passed to the right of a swim raft that was about 200 feet from shore and to the left of a moored boat (Vessel II).  As he swung the vessel parallel to the shoreline, the tube "whipped" out behind Vessel I and collided with the bow of Vessel II.  The operator claimed that he had cut power to the vessel as he passed the boat and was not under power as he turned into the beach; however, witnesses all estimated the Vessel's I's speed to be too fast for an area where there were so many obstacles around.  As the tube approached Vessel II, one of the tubers (Victim II) either jumped off or fell out of the tube just before colliding with Vessel II.  The other tuber (Victim I) was protected from striking Vessel II due to the tube flipping up between him and the boat.  Victim II was unconscious and floating in the water after his impact with Vessel II.  Both victims were brought to shore and transported to the hospital by EMS.  Victim I suffered a bump on the head and minor whiplash.  Victim II suffered a fractured skull and bleeding of the brain.  He was in a coma for approximately two weeks following the accident.  After coming out of the coma, he began speech and occupational therapy.
Moultonborough                