the boat owner/operator, stated that he had been fishing in rose bay with two friends on his vessel.  Operator stated he dropped his friends off at rose bay and began heading out of rose bay back towards his home in beaufort county.  It was dark, so he followed the right hand shore line of rose bay.  Operator stated he got lost in the darkness and did not know where he was.  While moving along he noticed land in front of his vessel, so he made a quick turn to the left running his vessel aground.  The impact with the land threw operator to the front of the vessel causing a cut to his leg.  Operator stated that this happened around 8:15pm on september 14, 2012.  Operator was supposed to arrive home around 10:00pm the same evening.  At 1:30am on september 15, 2012, operator's wife called the uscg who dispatched a helicopter to search for him.  Around 7:00am, the uscg located operator with their helicopter and transported him to safety.  Operator then went to vidant beaufort hospital where he received treatment for his injured leg.
 
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There was no mention in this report as to what injured his leg on.

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