RedactedNarrative: On 5/23/2021 at approx 1430 hrs a white male jumped off a rental boat to swim near Addison Bay in Collier county. The person was unaware that the boat was in gear and received lacerations on his right leg and left foot from the propeller, as he attempted to climb back into the boat. The subject was taken to shore by a good samaritan and transported to the hospital by EMS. He was treated and released.
  
  Based off my investigation and the witness statements, I believe when VICTIM throttled the boat down it was not in neutral but, slightly in reverse. VICTIM then jumped in the water and while trying to climb into the boat from the stern, was struck by the propeller. The lacerations he received were not as severe, if the propeller would have been turning at a higher RPM. VICTIM’s inexperience with vessel operations was the primary cause of the accident.; 
  
  VICTIM:Subject rented a boat with his girlfriend. Drove to an area near Addison Bay and stopped to swim. The subject was unaware the boat was in gear. As he was climbing up on the back of the boat the prop struck his right leg and left foot. A good samaritan took the subject and his girlfriend to Marco Island Yacht Club. EMS transported the subject to Physicians Regional on Collier Blvd for lacerations to the right leg and left foot (see attached photographs).
  