RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, 5/27/17, officers responded to a single vessel boating accident that occurred on the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County. The vessel had struck the fender system of the Midpoint Bridge, ejecting two juveniles and injuring two adults. Both juveniles were recovered from the water and all injured occupants were transported to a local hospital for evaluation; one of the juveniles was pronounced deceased at the scene. 
  
  This is an ongoing boating accident investigation.
  
  When approaching the Midpoint Bridge, occupants heard a loud ‘bang’ noise.
  
  The port (left) motor on V1 lost propulsion while the starboard motor continued propelling the vessel which caused a hard, port turn, ejecting two occupants.  Steering was also compromised causing V1 to impact and ramp onto the east fender creating a ‘V’ cut in the upper fender bunker and striations on both sides of V1’s keel.  
  
  As V1 ramped upward, the bow pulpit engaged, then broke through the upper safety cable, distributing a debris field on the concrete bridge footing behind the east fender.  V1 then rolled starboard (right) while settled backwards, causing the port side to drag against the fender, creating 90 degree striations on the lower, port hull. The starboard motor was still engaged causing V1 to travel south along on the east fender, evident from additional long, wood striations along the length of the port side.  Both ejected occupants sustained multiple “curvilinear chop wounds” from V1’s propellers during the course of the crash.
  
  Based on the evidence and information gathered to date, as well as my training and experience, I have concluded the following:
  
  Given the totality of the circumstances the catastrophic engine and steering failure was the primary cause of this fatal boating incident.  
  
  Victim3 :Broken left femur in two places.  Broken left ankle, fibia, and tibia.  Left leg muscle and nerve damage.  Head contusion and eye laceration.  ; operator’s injuries include left rib fractures, lacerated left kidney, and contusions.; 
  
  Victim2:On 5/27/17, victim2 refused medical treatment but had a small, visible area of discoloration on the left side of his head, near his ear.  He also had a few scrapes on the top of his left hand, right outer heel, and right toes.  On 5/30/17,  he sought medical treatment and reported a possible concussion and head contusion.
  
  Deceased victim:Lee County Medical Examiner reported multiple sharp, traumatic (chop wounds) injuries to the head, neck, torso, and extremities.  Cause of death is listed as "Chop wounds of the head" with manner of death listed as "Accident".  Toxicology screening had negative results.