Subject was operating a boat in a reckless manner.  He was making sharp left and right turns at a high rate of speed.  During one of his sharp right turns, his passenger was thrown overboad.  The boat continued over the passenger and the propeller struck his inner right thigh and groin area.  This caused a deep laceration to the inner right side of thigh and through scrotum, exposing testicle.  Fatty tissue was exposed.  Both subjects were wearing their life jackets and the cutoff lanyard was attached to the operator.  The operator helped the victim back into the boat and brought him back to the bank at Vernon Lake Spillway Park.  Acadian ambulance transported him to Bayne Jones hospital at Fort Polk, La. where he received medical treatment.  The operator was questioned about the incident, he gave a voluntary written statement, and was cited for the violations.  Pictures were taken of the boat for evidence.
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