On the date and time stated above, the operator of vessel #1  was towing a female passenger on a tube.  As they passed a dock the tube and the passenger struck the dock.  After witnessing the collision, the operator of vessel #1 jumped from the vessel to assist the passenger and the vessel (#1) ran up into the marsh grass on the opposite side of the river.  The passenger that struck the dock recieved serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to USA Trauma Center in Mobile.  The operator was not injured in the accident.
Theodore                      