RedactedNarrative: On August 20, 2017 I received a call for service reference a boat accident on Worton Creek at Mears Great Oak Marina located on Fairlee Creek in Kent County, Maryland. The complainant was a nurse University of Maryland Hospital in Chestertown who stated that they had just received a juvenile patient with a hand injury who had just been flown to the University of Maryland Pediatric Unit in Baltimore. She stated that the only information she had was that it was an eight year old male whose hand got caught between the boat and the dock while the boat was in the process of docking. 
  
  At that time I contact the Duty Officer of Maryland Natural Resources Police Central Region to have an officer respond to the hospital. At 2110 hours, Officer First Class (OFC) contacted the victims mother and got a written statement from her. The juvenile was in the operating room upon his arrival. 
  
  In the written statement Victim’s mother explained that she was docking her boat when she observed a male subject attempting to steal one of their kayaks. Since Victim’s mother was preoccupied, she entered the slip faster than she should have. When Victim’s mother placed the boat in reverse it turned sideways. Victim attempted to fend off the boat from the pier when his middle finger became lodged between the bow and a board that protruded from the pier for a dock-box. 
  
  On August 22, 2017 I was able to make contact with Victim’s mother via phone. Victim’s mother explained to me that on the day in question she was on the boat with her three young sons. They had just left Stillpond, where their larger boat was anchored to return to shore. All children had personal floatation devices on. As Victim’s mother was attempting to enter the slip she observed an approximately twenty year old male in an orange kayak when her middle son told her it was theirs. 
  
  Victim’s mother yelled to the subject on the kayak asking if it was his boat, she stated that the subject looked concerned when she asked. Her middle son had moved from the bow of the boat to the side of the boat. At that same time, Victim’s mother noticed that she was coming into the slip too quickly, approximately 2-3 knots. Victim’s mother began to place the engine in reverse, but the boat continued forward and turned sideways. Since the middle son was on the side of the boat, and her youngest son, Victim, knew that the lines needed to be retrieved he moved to the bow of the boat. As they came closer to the boards that were protruding from the pier, Victim moved forward and attempted to fend them off. Victim’s mother stated that she was in the process of telling Victim to move his hands when contact was made. As Victim’s finger became lodged between the boat and the pier, he pulled his hand away quickly. Victim’s mother put the boat in neutral and went to render aid to her son. Another male on the pier offered his shirt to help control the bleeding while another subject completed docking the vessel. 
  
  When I spoke with Victim’s mother she stated that Victim’s finger had almost completely been amputated from the impact. University of Maryland was able to reattach the finger but Victim’s mother was not sure how it would heal, if he would have complete use of it in the future. Victim’s mother also stated that on August 22, 2017 Victim was still located in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit but had a ventilator and catheter removed that day. Victim’s mother explained that if Victim continued to improve that the doctors were hopeful that he may return home on Monday, August 28, 2017. 
  
  After investigation, it is concluded that there is no one at fault in this accident, and it is considered closed. 
  
  All events occurred in Kent County, Maryland. 
  
  ** I am still awaiting insurance and boat registration information to complete the boat accident report. Victim’s mother was at the hospital when I made contact with her and did not have the information on hand.** 
  
  
  