ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR AND THE INJURED PASSENGER, THE VESSEL WAS TRAVELING WHEN THE VESSEL STRUCK A TREE IN A CUT THROUGH. A LIMB FROM THE TREE STRUCK THE INJURED PERSON WHO WAS STANDING IN THE OPEN BOW OF THE VESSEL WITH A LIGHT. OPERATOR WAS KNOCKED INTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING INJURY TO HIS HEAD, CHEST, BACK AND RIBS. ACCORDING TO OPERATOR, THE INJURED WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A SHORT TIME. OPERATOR THEN TOOK INJURED TO THE RAMP WHERE EMS WAS SUMMONED. PFD'S WHERE NOT BEING WORN OR USED. ALCOHOL WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
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