RedactedNarrative: On 7/11/19 at approximately 7:10 p.m., vessel one (TX 2469 BN) was traveling south on Cross Lake near the northwest shoreline at a speed of approximately 15-20 miles per hour.  Vessel one was approximately 40 yards south of a group of three small islands.  
  
  Vessel two (a Skeeter demo boat) was traveling east, on plane, at approximately 35-40 miles per hour. 
  
  The water was calm and the weather was clear on this day at the time of the incident.  Vessel one had two persons on board and vessel two also had two occupants on board.  The vessel one operator (Operator1) stated that she was looking forward at the time of the incident and did not observe vessel two at any time prior to the impact of the two vessels.  
  
  The vessel two operator, Operator2, stated that he observed vessel one appear from behind the group of islands when he was approximately thirty yards from the vessel.  Operator2 stated that he was slightly in front of vessel one at that time, as shown in diagram one (page 6).  
  
  Operator2 stated that in order to avoid a "T-bone" collision, he performed a hard starboard turn causing his vessel to "spin out".  During vessel two's sharp turn, the passenger, V2 subject, was ejected from the vessel and into the water.  
  
  The two vessels then impacted, causing them to push away from each other approximately 15 yards.  Operator2 stated that he immediately jumped into the water when he heard his son screaming in order to assist him, and that he does not remember his vessels exact location after the incident.  
  
  The operator of vessel one, Operator1, stated that she put her vessel in neutral, shut her engine off, and called 911 immediately after the impact.  The impact of the vessels caused the passenger of vessel one, V1 subject, to fall to the deck of the vessel.  V1 subject sustained a minor laceration to his lower left cheek, a minor laceration to his right forearm, right shoulder pain, lower back pain, and right knee pain at that time.  
  
  V1 subject stated that when he heard the boy screaming, he jumped into the water to assist him.  At that time a witness was in a close proximity to the incident and operated his vessel to assist all parties involved.  Witness1 boarded vessel two and assisted V2 subject into the boat.  Vessel two then left the scene to transport V2 subject to the Cross Lake public boat launch to await the Shreveport Fire Department. 
  
  Upon arrival at the public boat launch, Shreveport Fire Department Medic-13 and Engine-18 arrived on scene to transport V2 subject to Oschner Trauma Center in Shreveport, La.  Operator2 rode in ambulance with his son and left the scene.  Vessel two was left with bystanders at the boat launch.  Vessel one arrived at the boat launch accompanied by Witness1 vessel.  Both Operator1 and V1 subject remained at the boat launch until Shreveport Fire departed the scene. 
  
  Vessel one then left the boat launch and parked the vessel in a boat slip at the Shreveport Yacht Club Marina.  Shreveport Police Officer arrived on scene as Shreveport Fire was departing.  
  
  Vessel two sustained cracks to the fiberglass cowling.  No further damage was noted.  I contacted Subject by telephone who stated that he and his wife, Operator1, were at the Yacht club in the dining room.  Witness was given a witness statement to complete. Officer went to the Oschner Emergency Room to make contact with Operator2, and Sgt. and I went to the Yacht Club to interview both V1 subjects.  
  
  Vessel one sustained a dented metal panel on the deck walkway and a slightly bent metal rail in the location noted in the diagram (page 8).  V1 subject stated that he did not require further medical assistance, his friend rendered aid to him, and I then photographed his injuries.  Sgt. and I then left the Yacht Club and arrived at the Oschner ER a short time later.  
  
  A nurse in the ER stated that V2 subject was in surgery and had sustained multiple serious injuries.  V2 subject's injuries included an open tibia and fibula fracture located on the distal portion of  the left leg, a closed mid-shaft femur fracture located on the left leg, a penetrating wound to his abdominal cavity (most likely caused by a boat propeller) located on the left side of his abdomen, a small laceration on his foot, a contusion on his right calf, and "prop strikes" starting on his lower extremities and buttocks.  
  
  While V2 subject was in surgery, Sgt. and I conducted an interview with Operator2, who stated that due t the circumstances, he could only recall small details of the incident and did not recall or realize that his vessel had sustained any damage or had impacted vessel one. 
  
  Due to all of the evidence, damage, direction of travel, and injuries sustained, it is most probable that V2 subject was struck by the propeller of vessel two after he was ejected from the vessel during the sharp starboard turn.  
  
  Contributing factors to this incident include operator inattention, rules of the road (vessel on the right has the right of way), and restricted vision.  
  
  It is concluded that vessel one made no attempt to avoid collision nor did the operator of vessel one or her passenger notice vessel two at any point prior to the impact.  Due to the location of the incident and direction of travel for both vessels, vessel two did in fact have the "right of way" in this scenario and the collision of the two vessels could have been prevented had the operator of vessel one not failed to maintain situational awareness as she maneuvered her vessel from behind the island of trees.
  