BOAT OWNER WAS OPERATING HIS PONTOON AT SLOW NO WAKE SPEED WHEN HE GOT UP TO MOVE FORWARD TO CLOSE THE FRONT ACCESS DOOR. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING A PASSENGER TOOK OVER THE THROTTLE & PLACED THE BOAT IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE SUDDEN STOPPING OF THE BOAT'S MOTION CAUSED THE OWNER TO FALL OVERBOARD. THE NEW OPERATOR THEN THROTTLED THE BOAT IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. THE PONTOON WENT OVER THE BOAT OWNER IN THE WATER CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS FROM THE BOAT'S PROPELLER. THE NEW TEMPORARY BOAT OPERATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR BUI & WITH A BAC ABOVE 0.10.
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