Operator of boat was traveling in a northerly course headed to Fort Anahuac Park boat ramp (old channel) when the steering cable broke, causing the boat to make a sudden hard left turn throwing the operator out of the boat on the right side. The boat (unoccupied) then maintained a left circular coarse running over the operator once. Operator was then picked up out of the water and brought in to dock by a passing boater and airlifted to Herman Memorial Hospital. Victim was in intensive care at hospital since the accident and suffered two broken shoulder blades, broken left arm and seven deep lacerations to his back. Victim later died on Friday 12/02/11 at approx: 3:30pm. from complications developed due to blunt force trauma and was ruled an accidental death by the Haris County Medical Examiners Office.
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