On July 22, 2012, at approximately 3:15 pm, a boating accident occurred in the Choctawhatchee Bay north of Crab Island involving two vessels. According to statements given to me by the operators of the vessels, and the passengers on board, the following is synopsis of events that occurred causing the collision:
V1(wave runner) and V2 (pontoon) were departing Crab Island traveling in a northerly direction, returning to the location they rented the vessels from at Marker 21 Rentals in Santa Rosa Sound. As they left the Crab Island area, V1 was on the starboard side of V2 approximately 70 feet running parallel to each other. As they accelerated, the operator of V1 stated that he lost control, causing him to turn left in front of V2 and colliding with the front of the starboard pontoon. The operator of V1 receiving injuries to his left leg, and was transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center where he was treated and released. No one on the pontoon boat was injured.


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