RedactedNarrative: On July 11, 2015, operator was operating a vessel towing two tubers. The subjects fell off the tube and swam to the side of vessel. Victim assisted his daughter into the vessel and then swam to the rear of the vessel so he could get in. Operator thought he had the vessel in neutral. As Victim approached the rear of the vessel he came in contact with the prop on the motor. Victim began hollering for someone to kill the engine. A passenger in the vessel, reached over and cut the engine off. The other passengers assisted Victim into the vessel and tended to his injuries. They then proceeded to land where Victim was taken to the hospital by Acadian.
   
  Victim received significant lacerations on his thighs. The vessel was equipped with all the required safety equipment. There was no alcohol involved with the accident. Operator was charged with Careless Operation and Negligent Injuring (watercraft).
   