At approximately 0815 hours, operator was leaving his sailboat in his 11 ft. dinghy with his dog abroad. The dinghy began to sputter, because it was low on gas. Operator was sitting on the port side of the dinghy in the rear next to the motor. At some point the motor jerked free from Operator's hand, and accelerated. The vessel turned hard to the left and Operator was thrown overboard. Operator was able to grab onto the vessel, but his legs went back towards the propeller and were struck by the propeller. Operator let go of the vessel, and continued to circle around him about three times before it ran out of gas. A subject was on a vessel nearby and heard Operator calling for help. Subject1 got the attention of a subject2 who responded to operator in his dinghy. Subject2 was unable to get Operator into his vessel and then got the attention of a subject3 who was crabbing nearby. Together, they were able to pull Operator aboard  subject3’s vessel, and transport Operator to the Chew Ave. Dock in St Michaels, where they were met by Talbot EMS.

Operator was treated and released for minor cuts and bruising to his legs.
St. Michaels                  