Operator was operating his stick steer boat on Archusa Creek. Victim was seated in rear of boat near outboard motor. Operator was running full throttle. He felt a bump and heard the engine rev up. The vessel had hit a stump. He looked back and saw the engine had come loose and flipped into the boat and the propeller had lodged into Victim shoulder. Two people were following behind in another boat and witnessed the accident. They put Victim in their boat and took her back to Archusa boat ramp. There they met the ambulance. Victim was airlift to University Medical Center in Jackson. Victim had laceration and broken left scapula.
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