On the afternoon of Sunday August 22, 2010, Operator was operating his boat, a 1989 Wellcraft fiberglass ranabout pleasure craft, on Lake Odessa in Louisa County.  Operator was accompanied in the vessel by three others.  Operator was operating the boat while Portside passenger was seated in the passenger seat on the port side of the vessel.  Passenger behind operator was seated in a passenger seat directly behind the opeator.  Operator was towing subject on a wakeboard behind his vessel.  At 4:45 pm, Wakeboarder fell into the water on his wakeboard while losing grip from the ski rope with which he was being towed by Operator.  When Wakeboarder went down, Operator circled his boat around and returned to Wakeboarder's position on the water with the intention of having Wakeboarder grab hold of the ski rope for another attempt at wakeboarding.  At the same time, Wakeboarder, after having made several attempts at wakeboarding, had tired and was ready to quit and allow another of the occupants of the boat to attempt to wakeboard.  It is believed that Wakeboarder didn't make his intentions known to Operator or the other occupants of the boat.  As Operator passed by Wakeboarder with the boat, Wakeboarder either grabbed hold of the handle at the rear starboard side of the boat or was sucked into the rear of the boat by the wake and wash from the boat propeller.  At the time, the wakeboard was still attached to Wakeboarder's feet.  As Wakeboarder was pulled into the rear of the boat it was still in gear.  Wakeboarders left leg was struck by the turning propellar causing a severe laceration on his left thigh directly above the knee.  Wakeboarder immediately yelled for help & Operator shut off the engine of the boat.
WAPELLO                       