RedactedNarrative: On Friday March 29, 2019 at approximately 11:00am V1 was travelling on a northerly course in Cowikee Creek toward Lake Point State Park. P1 was the operator of V1 and P2 was the passenger. V1''s steering system is a stick steer style system. P1 took his hand off to wave at a nearby boat. When P1 removed his hand from the steering system it caused the boat to violently jerk to port, causing P1 to lose his balance and fall overboard. The sudden change of direction and static forces that affect stability,P1 falling overboard, caused P2 to also fall overboard. 
  When P1 fell overboard, V1 continued to turn to port which caused V1''s propeller to strike P1''s right leg causing major lacerations that required immediate medical care. The thrashing of the waves caused by V1''s maneuvers caused water to breach V1''s gunwale causing it to capsize and sink. P2 was uninjured. The nearby boater that P1 was waving to, saw the incident and assisted by pulling P1 from the water and applying pressure to the wounds while transporting P1 to the dock at Lake Point State Park. There they were met by Eufaula Fire and Rescue and immediately transported to Southeast Health in Dothan Alabama to receive care for P1''s injuries. It is this officer''s opinion that a momentary lapse in judgement of P1 removing his hand from the steering system caused these events.
  