On july 6, 2013, operator was heading towards snows cut boating access area from the cape fear river when his vessel ran aground on a sand bar across from carolina beach state park.  Operator was not inside the navigation channel markers.  He was just on the outside of them.  Operator told me that he has navigated that channel hundreds of times.  The tide was almost at low tide when operator ran aground.  Two of operator' four passengers were injured when the vessel came to an abrupt stop. Victim1 was sitting up on the front of the vessel, and when the vessel stopped abruptly, she slid into the railing.  Victim2 was the second injured passenger.  She was sitting by the steering wheel when the vessel stopped abruptly.  Both were taken to the hospital.  Victim1 suffered a fractured rib.  Victim2 suffered bruises.  No one on board was wearing a pfd at the time of the accident.
 
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It was not mentioned by the officer of this report where the second victim received bruising on her vody.
CAROLINA BEACH