Unit #1, a white 1987'' Godfrey Hurricane SS196 open motorboat owned/operated by operator was pulling his nephew on a tube around Apple River Canyon Lake in Jo Daviess County.  In the boat with operator, were his brother-in-law, and three others.  While pulling victim, he fell off of the tube.  Operator maneuvered his boat in a circle in order to pickup Victim who was floating in the water.  Operator stopped the boat and discussed with Victim whether or not he wished to be pulled again or climb back into the boat.  As the boat and skier floated, Operator did not realize the boat was in gear and was reversing slowly toward Victim.  Victim''s upper left thigh impacted the boats prop and became pinched between the skeg and prop.  Operator jumped into the lake and freed Victim''s leg, yelled for help to nearby boaters and called for an ambulance.  Victim was flown to Rockford Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released for minor lacerations to his upper thigh and shock.

     C.P.O.  issued Operator a citation for failure to display registration as well as written warnings for no sounding device and no type IV throwable P.F.D.

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