The vessel was purchased on or about 07/13/2010.  Victim was swimming to the vessel to be picked up after falling off the skies/tube.  Victim swam to the vessel quickly and attempted to board the vessel from the rear prior to the engine being turned off.  The prop was still turning even though the transmission of the vessel was in neutral.  Victim was struck by the prop in the calf area of the left leg and top of the left foot.  
Upon arrival of this reporting officer, I observed the vessel at the boat dock in Steinaker Lake with Victim in the back of the vessel.  Bleeding was controlled at that point (Victim is a Registered Nurse).  Upon arrival of Gold Cross Ambulance, the care of the injured patient was turned over to them.  In an attempt to make transferring the patient from the boat to the ambulance, the vessel was taken to the launch ramp.  Victim was told to assist the EMTs in transferring him from the vessel to the ambulance.  Instead when Victim got to the ramp, he started hopping on the one good leg/foot holding the injured foot at a 90 degree angle to the launch ramp.  This caused the wound to start bleeding.  Upon arrival at Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal, the wounds were still bleeding.  Victim was admitted to the hospital  and required surgery to repair a torn muscle/ligament, stitch the skin back together, and treated for a chipped bone.

Full recovery is expected. 


Vernal, Utah                  