VESSEL 1 WAS UNDERWAY, NORTHBOUND, IN BURNT CABIN COVE.  VICTIM 1 WAS IN THE BOW OF THE VESSEL SITTING ON THE GUNWALE, FACING THE OPERATOR, TAKING PICTURES.  VICTIM 1 FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE WATER AND WAS STRUCK BY VESSEL 1.  OPERATOR OF VESSEL STATED THAT HE TRIED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AS SOON AS HE SAW THE VICTIM START TO FALL BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID STRIKING THE VICTIM.  OPERATOR ALSO STATED THE VICTIM HAD BEEN DRINKING AND WAS IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL.  AREA OF THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX .17 MILES SOUTH OF BURNT CABIN MARINA AND APPROX .16 MILES WEST OF THE EAST SHORELINE AND APPROX .14 MILES EAST OF THE WEST SHORELINE.
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