RedactedNarrative: This boating incident occurred on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at approximately 2:27 pm, on Lake Kissimmee, FL. This was a single vessel, single occupant (Operator) incident. The operator sustained Serious Bodily Injuries when the vessel was grounded causing him to be ejected from the vessel. The vessel did not come into contact with another vessel or object.
  OP1 was operating V1, a 2015 Homemade Air Boat on Lake Kissimmee. OP1 was the last air boat in a group of air boats headed to Square Pond. OP1 was the only occupant/operator of V1 at the time of the incident. The group of air boats entered the air boat trail, South of the "Bus", South entrance to "Gardner Marsh"
  OP1 entered the trail which consisted of black mud with little to no water. OP1 did not realize the entry of the trail had a hard right turn. OP1 stated that he should have been paying more attention. When OP1 entered the trail, he observed another air boat approaching in the opposite direction. OP1 steered V1 to Starboard, the other unknown vessel (V2) operator steered to Starboard, in order to give each other room and pass along the Port side of each vessel. V1 hit a dry spot bringing V1 to an abrupt stop. OP1 was ejected out of the operator seat towards the port side of V1. OP1's left upper torso came into contact with the Port side gunwale, as his final resting place was completely outside V1 on dry grass.
  The unknown operator of V2 came back to check on OP1. The unknown operator of V2 did not have a cell phone and advised OP1 that he would go and look for help.
  Subjects on other air boats, that were part of the group looked back and did not see OP1 following, they returned to incident location to find OP1 laying on the green grass on the port side of V1. OP1 was complaining that the left side of his torso hurt and OP1 thought he may have broken ribs. Witnesses called 911 requesting assistance. 
  MEDIVAC landed on scene and transported OP1 to Lakeland Regional Hospital. OP1 suffered fractures to the 4-8 ribs, Splendic laceration > grade lll with active bleeding (the Spleen was surgically removed), a laceration to the pancreas and left anterior tibia hematoma. OP1 had T6/T8 and L1 compression fractures but undetermined if independent from this incident.
  