RedactedNarrative: After initially claiming someone was shooting at them, it was found out during the investigation that no one shot at the 2 subjects in Vessel 1 (LA-1432-EN). It was discovered that at approximately 8:37am on 10/14/20, a vessel (Vessel 1), occupied by a male (operator) and female (passenger), were fishing in the very back-end of Bayou Folse in Raceland, LA. 
  
  They picked up and got underway because the female passenger (Occupant) had work for 11:00am. As they were headed east in Bayou Folse, the operator (Operator) got distracted trying to find music on his cell phone. Operator looked up and made a sudden turn to starboard to miss a patch of lilies. Operating vessel 1 with an already broken cavitation plate on the lower unit, this maneuver caused to much cavitation to the propeller instantly causing the operator to lose control of vessel 1. 
  
  As the cavitation decreased, the propeller was able get grip back in the water jerking the wheel to a full starboard turn. This sudden jerk starboard ejected both occupants into the water. The vessel continued it course where it made impact with the bank. 
  
  Occupant suffered severe injuries to her left foot (Consistent with prop strike) and was taken to University Medical center via AIR-MED. Operator sustained minor injuries to his left shoulder but did not receive any medical attention.
  
  
               Drugs and or alcohol were not a contibuting factor in this incident as the operator showed no sign of impairment. The operator and passenger of Vessel 1 were not wearing PFDs at the time of the incident. Vessel 1 was equipped with remote steering. In this careless operation incident, the contributing factors are operator inattention, no proper lookout, and operator inexperience.