V1 WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND IN A SHALLOW LAKE DUE WEST OF THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. AS THE VESSEL APPROACHED THE NARROW CUT LEADING TO THE CHANNEL, OPERATOR BEGAN TO MAKE A PORT TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED A SANDBAR WHICH CAUSED THE VESSEL TO SLOW ALMOST TO A STOP. AS OPERATOR ACCELERATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE FOREWARD MOVEmeNT THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE CAUSED THE OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VESSEL OVER THE RIGHT SIDE AND INTO THE SHALLOW WATER. AT THIS TIME THE VESSEL CONTINUED IN A LEFT TURN AND CAME TO A STOP ON TOP OF THE OCCUPANTS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A PASSING BOATER THE VESSEL WAS LIFTED OFF THE VICTIM AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE PUBLIC BOAT RAMP LOCATED AT SR 50. UPON ARRIVAL, THE OCCUPANT WAS ATTENDED TO BY THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. VICTIM RECIEVED SEVERAL ABRASIONS TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAND,AS WELL AS SEVERAL BROKEN BONES IN HIS RIGHT HAND. Victim WAS ALSO COMPLAINING OF SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS TREATED AT ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND LATER RELEASED.
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