V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN A SMALL CANAL TOWARDS SPRING LAKE BOAT RAMP IN PORT CHARLOTTE. V1 STRUCK RED MARKER NUMBER 8 ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOW. THE OPERATOR WAS EJECTED FROM THE VESSEL AND SUFFERED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY. THE OPERATOR OF V1 WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE HIS VESSEL AND CONTINUE TO THE BOAT RAMP, LOAD HIS VESSEL AND DRIVE HOME. ONCE HOME, HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. ; THE VICTIM SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SKULL
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