RedactedNarrative: On saturday august 27, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m., i, received a report of a boat incident from raliegh communications center. The incident occurred on john h. Kerr resrevoir near satterwhite point. It involved one vessel and a skier/tuber in the water. The vessel struck the tuber with the engine propeller, which resulted in injury beyond first aid. 
  
  At approximately 4:00 p.m. on saturday august 27th 2022, the operator of vessel 1 was operating a twenty foot fiberglass boat on john h. Kerr reservoir. The weather was clear, and there was little to moderate boat traffic.  Air temperature was 85 degrees fahrenheit, and the water temperature was 85 degrees fahrenheit. The wind was calm, and the visibility was good. 
  
  Vessel 1 was recreational cruising pulling children on an inflatable tube. Vessel 1 pulled to the shore line near marker m to let the kids switch places on the tube.  One person climbed into the water using the ladder on the stern of vessel 1. 
  
  The operator of vessel 1 reached over the side of the boat to hand a pair of glasses to someone in the water. The operator took a step back and tripped over a life jacket in the floor of the boat, which caused him to fall backwards. In panic, he grabbed the throttle handle of vessel 1 accidently causing the motor to go in to reverse. Subject was behind vessel 1 when the fall occurred. The engine prop struck her leg. The operator of vessel 1 assisted her back into the boat and immediately started applying pressure to her lacerated leg. 
  
  Emergency services were contacted. She was life flighted to duke hosptial for immediate surgery on her leg. 
  
  I arrived at the scene at approximately 6:30 p.m. by then, vessel 1 was loaded on a boat lift at a rental property.
  