On 7/26/2012 at approximately,1030 hours National Park Service Dispatch received a call of a cabin Motor boat burning at the fuel dock at Antelope Point Marina fuel docking station. The owner/operator was the only person onboard of the vessel. Operator was fueling his vessel and upon completing fueling he tried starting the engine several times when the vessel exploded burning him and injuring a third party. Operator suffered burns of 70% or more to his body. Operator was flown to the University of Utah Medical Burn Center in Salt Lake City Utah by Classic Lifeguard Helicopter. Third party suffered a minor cut to his hand from debris at the time of the explosion and treated locally in Page Arizona. The Vessel was a 30'' Tolly Craft Cabin motorboat . The boat was burned completely. Fire extiguishers were used to put the fire out. National Park Service towed the boat out of the lake.

On 12/11/ 2012 I was informed by the victims daughter that the operator was deceased due to the injuries caused by the accident. Date of the victims death was 8/20/2012.
Page, AZ                      