On Saturday September 10, 2011 at 2030 hours deputies were dispatched to St. Lukes Hospital in downtown Boise in reference to a boat accident that occurred at Lucky Peak Reservoir.  Upon arrival deputies were directed to the pediatrics section of the Emergency Room.  Deputies made contact with the vessel operator and learned that his girlfriend's son had been seriously injured on his head due to colliding with the boat.  

The operator told deputies that he had been boating for several hours at Lucky Peak with his girlfriend and her son, along with his own two children.  The operator said the weather was beginning to become stormy, the cloud cover was becoming increasingly darker and winds had picked up causing a chop in the waves.  The operator decided to start heading towards the dock at Barclay Bay boat ramp.  While cruising at speeds at approx 15-20 MPH, the boy was seated in the bow seating area of the boat.  The operator noticed the boy kept repositioning his body on the bow seats and was getting in various positions to better enjoy the wind.  The other children moved to the bow of the boat to join the operator causing him to become uneasy about the children's lack of seated positions.  The operator pulled back on the throttle with the intention to tell the boy to sit down.  The change in speed was enough to cause the boy to fall over the bow of the boat, the boat maintained its forward momentum and struck the boy.  The operator immediately put the transmission in neutral but know that the boat had struck the boy.  The boy was wearing his PFD and easy recovered by the operator and his mother.  The boy did not lose consciousness but the injuries appeared severe and the boy was in extreme pain.  It is unknown what part of the boat hull struck the boy.  The operator moored the boat at Barclay Bay ramp and rushed the boy to the hospital.  The boy was admitted into St. Lukes hospital, he suffered a deep gash on his upper forehead above his right eye approximately 3 to 4 inches in length.  The gash also caused a scull fracture requiring surgery to repair using dissolvable plates and stitches.  The boy also suffered two gashes to his left forearm with possible fractures and a hole in his lip caused by accidental biting.

Boise                         