RedactedNarrative: At approximately 2:30pm on July 28, 2017, operator was operating vessel LA 3507ER on the Amite River in Livingston Parish.  Operator was actively towing two people on a ski tube when he made a port turn in the river.  During this maneuver it is believed Operator began his turn too close to the tree line in the river, thus causing the tube to swing wide and strike the trees near the bank.  This action caused victims to be ejected from the tube and strike the trees near the bank, causing injuries to both parties.  Alcohol was determined not to be a factor in this incident.
  
  Tuber1 suffered a concussion and a broken clavicle from the impact.
  Tuber2 suffered a broken right elbow as a result of the incident.
  PFD’s were used by both victims.
  
  Upon conclusion of the investigation, based on the evidence to date, Operator was determined to be fault in the incident.  Investigators concluded that the sharpness of his turn, the speed at which he executed said turn and the operators inattention were all contributing factors in this incidents occurrence.  Operator was subsequently issued a citation for carless operation of a vessel.
  