Subjects were heading down river.  The passenger was working on his rod and noticed they were heading toward the rock bank on the right side of the canal.  He turned to the operator, and realized his was asleep.  He yelled at Operator and grabbed at the steering wheel, at this time Operator woke up and was able to steer the boat to the left just before they impacted the bank.  Instead of hitting the bank bow first, the boat struck the bank just forward of the operators console causing severe damage to the starboard side of the boat in this area.  The impact threw occupant out of the boat into the water.  Operator remained in the boat, he hit the console/steering wheel area and bent the steering wheel and completely seperated the console from the boat.

Two people, who were nearby but did not witness the accident, pulled occupant from the water and towed the boat and Operator to Leesburg Landing.  Operator was transported from Leesburg to Gadsden Regional for treatment for a broken arm.  occupant was not injured.
Leesburg