On September 5, 2010 at approximately 12:30 pm, operator was operating his motorboat north on the Coralville Reservoir.  Passengers on the vessel included his wife and their two daughters.  As the vessel was cruising north, the tube that had been wedged between the front seats came loose and began to fly out of the boat over the top of the operator and passengers.  operator reached with his left hand to grab the rope that secured the tube to the boat.  In the process of grasping the rope, he received lacerations as the rope slid thrugh his hand.  When the hook at the end of the rope struck his hand he received fractures.  operator's wife, sitting on the port side facing the stern also noticed the tube and also reached out with her left hand for the rope.  She received lacerations that resulted in tendon and ligament damage.  operator continued to Sales Point where 911  was called.
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