RedactedNarrative: The watercraft with operator and two passengers hit another boat's wake, causing the boat to tip sideways. One passenger was ejected from the boat and was struck by the boat's propeller. The injured passenger was airlifted to a hospital in St. Cloud. Deputies attempted to make phone contact with the operator and the other passenger, but they were at the hospital in St. Cloud. Voicemail messages were left.
  
  The operator returned the deputy's call the following day (7/6) and gave a statement regarding the incident - The operator stated he left the dock area and was northbound, attempting to go counter-clockwise around the lake. There were a large number of boats on the lake. He saw a boat towing a raft and started to make a right turn to avoid that boat. As he was turning he realized he needed to turn sharper to avoid another boat. This is when they hit a large wave which caused a sudden jerking motion on impact. His boat then tipped to the side which made it take on water. He was thrown from the driver's seat into the male passenger. He stood up and the boat was full of water and he realized the female passenger was no longer inside the boat. He turned on the bilge pump and began to look for her. They located her about 100 yards straight east of the boat. She was screaming that her finger was cut off and her leg was injured. He drove up to her and pulled her in the boat. He saw the leg injury and bear-hugged it to put pressure on it to stop the bleeding. The male passenger drove the boat back to the cabin. Back on shore they used a dog collar for a tourniquet. He continued to bear hug the leg until the ambulance arrived and told him he could stop. He took a quick shower and when he came back outside to see if he could assist further, he was told she was being airlifted to St. Cloud and he should drive there. He said he had consumed an alcoholic beverage earlier in the day, but was not intoxicated. He thought he was probably going 25 or 30 MPH when he hit the wave.
  
  The male passenger returned another deputy's phone call on 7/6. He stated they had just left shore in the boat because the female passenger wanted to go waterskiing. He was seated in the front passenger seat, next to the operator, facing to the rear of the boat towards the female passenger. He said when they got out towards the middle of the lake, the boat swerved, possibly because they hit a wave and the boat started taking on water. He was pinned up against the side of the boat with the operator kind of smashed up against him. He said once that stopped he could not find the female passenger, and it turned out she was in the water with severe injuries. He wasn't sure how fast they were going but his best guess was they were traveling at a moderate cruising speed. He didn't know what caused the boat to swerve, because he was looking toward the back of the boat. He said the whole thing happened very fast. He said there were life jackets in the boat, but no one was wearing one. There were other family members on a nearby pontoon boat. They saw what happened and called 911 right away. He said no one was consuming alcohol in the boat, but he and the operator had had some earlier in the day. He confirmed that the operator did not appear to be intoxicated.
  
  The female passenger had bad wounds to her leg area, stomach area, arm and one of her fingers was cut off.
  