RedactedNarrative: On 09/04/2022, I Officer First Class of the Maryland Natural Resources Police received a call from the DNR communications center in reference to a runaway vessel in the Miles River in the area of marker number 10. It was reported that a single subject fell off of his vessel and his vessel continued traveling until it ran aground near Anchorage Rd Easton MD 21601. Ofc. (NRP) and I responded on NRP vessel 764 and Ofcs (both officers from NRP) responded by land to locate the vessel. 
  
  The victim was on a center console being operated by Subject1.  Subject1' wife was on board as well. Subject1 stated they were in the Miles River when they saw an unoccupied vessel go by them and strike land, he stated they went over to investigate and call 911, Subject2 then got off to check on the boat on land. She stated there were no individuals on the boat. After she investigated they noticed a larger boat with 9 people on board in the Miles River. They approached it and found Operator1 on board who stated the vessel that ran aground was his and that he'd been thrown from it after hitting a wake. 
  
  They took Operator1 on their boat because it had a more shallow draft and they were going to take him to land to be picked up by a friend. Ofc. and I obtained statements and then placed Operator1 in a PFD and placed him on our vessel. We then proceeded to the larger vessel to obtain a statement from the subject that rescued Operator1 from the water. We made contact with subject3, who stated he saw the vessel speeding ashore, the vessel struck land, went airborne, and flew into the marsh. He then stated after the boat struck land he looked around and saw a man treading water, they approached and asked if he was ok, to which he replied, "no". He then threw him a PFD and a line and lowered his swim ladder so he could climb aboard his vessel. After that is when he met with the others on their boat and transferred Operator1 to them. 
  
       Once we had Operator1 on our vessel he made contact with his friend on shore. Operator1 told him he was on our boat and we were taking him to his property. While in route Operator1 stated he was just going for a ride on his Zodiac to the Miles River Bridge when he hit a wake and was thrown from his vessel. He stated his boat came out of the water after steering into the wake, then boat went hard into a new wake and came out of the water again and that's when he was thrown off the port side midship. He stated after falling in he lost his sunglasses and a waterproof pouch containing his ID and a medical card. Operator1 stated he doesn't remember how long he was in the water just that he was in "for a fair bit", before being rescued. Operator1 was released to his wife and advised to go to the hospital just be checked out due to some swelling and bruising around his eyes from the impact Operator1 refused all medical treatment on scene.
  
  I then observed his Zodiac, which was approximately 50 yards onto land. The vessel had a strong odor of burnt oil and there was lower unit oil on the ground around the motor. The bolts securing the motor to the transom had broken off as well and the motor was canted on the transom which was damaged from the impact. The haul appeared to be ok aside from some cosmetic scratches. I spoke with friend who was on scene who stated he had help coming to get the boat out of there. Ofc. had made contact with the land owner and advised him of the situation. The next subject to arrive on scene was Operator1's private captain and then Operator1's property manager. He had brought a roller trailer and they were able to get Operator1s boat onto the trailer and removed from the property. 
  
       On 09/07/22, I spoke with subject4, who works for Operator1 and holds the documents for his vessels. She advised of his insurance policy number for the Zodiac and that the estimated damages are around $15,000. She also advised he is not claiming the boat on his insurance.
  
  All events occurred in Talbot County MD.