BOAT OPERATOR WAS PARTICIPATING IN FISHING TOURNAMENT. HE WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON SLOUGH IN BACKWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WHILE TRAVELING 31-33 MPH, HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE & STRUCK FIRST A SAND BAR & THEN DOWNED TREES IN RIVER. CONTACT CAUSED OPERATOR TO FALL OVERBOARD & ONE TREE TO IMPALE THE STARBORD SIDE OF BOAT.
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