RedactedNarrative: On 08/07/2016, at approximately 1410 hours CST, Vessel 1 (V1) was traveling in a northwesterly direction on the Brothers River, Gulf County, FL. and heading towards Willis Landing.  Operator1 was the only person on board of V1 as it was finishing up a day of fishing and cruising back to Willis Landing and boat ramp.
  
  At that time, V1 struck an unknown object underneath the surface of the water.  Operator1 believes it may have been a submerged log or stump.  Operator1 was sitting towards the front and center of V1 as he was operating it by stick steering with his left hand, and the throttle with his right hand.  After the collision with the submerged object, it threw Operator1 forward out of his seat into the vessel.  As a result of being thrown forward, Operator1's hand pushed the throttle in the full forward position.  Additionally, Operator1 lost control of the stick steering and the thrust of the motor's propulsion turned the vessel hard left.
  
  As V1 turned left and Operator1 was laying in the front of the vessel, it's bow crashed into the side of a floating steel hull structure which was moored to the south side shoreline of the Brothers River.  The impact jolted Operator1 further forward in the vessel and he struck his head and arm on the front platform of V1.  This caused Operator1 to lose consciousness and he was later found in the boat by passing boaters and they assisted him to the boat ramp. Operator1 was taken to Donalsonville Hospital located in Donalsonville, Georgia as a result of a boating accident on the Brothers River located in Gulf County, Florida.  Operator1 had sustained bruises, lacerations, and a head injury that warranted further evaluation.  Operator1 was airlifted to Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama where he received CT scans and evaluated.  It was determined that he did not receive any serious injuries and was later released.; Operator1 was taken to Donalsonville Hospital located in Donalsonville, Georgia as a result of a boating accident on the Brothers River located in Gulf County, Florida.  Operator1 had sustained bruises, lacerations, and a head injury that warranted further evaluation.  Operator1 was airlifted to Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama where he received CT scans and evaluated.  It was determined that he did not receive any serious injuries and was later released.