RedactedNarrative: On 5/23/20, I (CPO) was notified of a personal injury boat accident on Rend Lake. At  12:05 PM,  I arrived at Rend Lake Resort where a woman with injuries was loaded in an ambulance.  Corps of Engineers Ranger was on scene and advised me the victim had propeller wounds to her lower legs.  
  
  The victim was identified.  I spoke with her daughter outside of the ambulance.  Operator1 said she operated the family''s pontoon boat southbound and south of 154 bridge.  She said the family dog jumped off the bow of the boat into the lake while the boat was in motion.  Her mother, Victim, jumped into the lake to rescue the dog.  
  
  Operator1 said her mother made contact with the boat causing injuries.  I asked her who else was on the boat.  She said a friend named.  A man approached us and I asked if he was Operator1''s father.  He said he was her father.  I provided him with my cellular number to contact me after his wife received medical attention. 
  
  I asked how much operator experience her daughter had boating.  Victim said the every year for the last 6 years.  I asked if anyone used a life jacket during the accident.  Victim said she had a life jacket on while entering the water.  I asked her how fast the boat was travelling prior to the accident.  Victim said about 25 miles per hour.  Victim pointed to the starboard side of the bow of the boat and said she jumped from that location to retrieve the dog.  The right side of the boat hit her and she ended up back by the engine.  She said the prop cut her legs.  I provided Victim with a boat accident operator form for Operator1 to complete.  End of narrative.
  