The following boat accident occurred on July 30, 2012, at approximately 1600 hours.

The operator of Vessel I and his two passengers had just boarded the vessel, and the operator began to accelerate.  He then shifted his weight to the port side, and fell overboard.  The boat ran over the operator, causing abrasions and lacerations to his shoulder and torso area.  The operator apparently either lost consciousness or submerged for a moment; the next thing he could recall was that the boat had stopped and his son (injured passenger) was no longer in the boat.  He saw the victim's PFD caught in the motor, with the victim stuck under the water. When the operator attempted to free the victim from the motor, the boat began to take on water over the stern.  The operator removed the victim from his PFD and then retrieved his daughter from the boat.  A passing boat stopped and brought all of the occupants to shore, where they were met by an ambulance.  The injured passenger sustained abrasions to his back and the back of his head from the propeller.
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