Operator was ejected from his vessel.
     On 6/9/13 at approximately 1615 hrs, I, Officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was on patrol when I received information from the Martin County Sheriffs Office marine deputies that there was a boat doing circles by the inlet with nobody onboard.  I arrived on scene at approximately 1621 hrs.  Upon arrival I observed a 19' center console boat (FL 6907 JC) doing circles in a clockwise direction near green channel marker 9 just west of the St. Lucie Inlet with nobody onboard at that time.
     Tow Boat U.S. and Sea Tow were able to get the boat stopped.  It was a that time that the operator of the vessel was located and picked up by Deputy Sheriff of the Martin County Sheriffs Office.  The boat and operator were taken to Sandsprit Park Boat Ramp located in Stuart, FL.
     While at Sandsprit Park, I identified the operator who denied medical treatment when asked.  I asked Operator what happened and he advised that he was traveling to the Martin County Sandbar.  While on the way to the sandbar, his boat was struck with large wake throwing him off the right side of his boat (starboard side).  While being ejected, Operator advised that he grabbed the wheel to try to prevent being ejected.  When he grabbed the wheel, the center console appeared to have come unscrewed detaching from the hull of the boat.  While at Sandsprit I asked Operator if he was wearing his kill switch lanyard and he advised he was not wearing it at the time he got ejected.  I also called Operator on 6/12/13 at approximately 1629 hrs to confirm he was not wearing his kill switch lanyard at the time he was ejected and he advised that was correct. 
     Given the totality of the circumstances, I did not issue Operator any citations but concluded that it was operator inattentiveness and careless operation that led to the cause of this accident.  End of report.
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