RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 2005, 18’ SeaRay Open Motorboat w/1 Sterndrive Engine – HP Unknown
  
  On 09/04/2018 at about 03:30 p.m., this vessel was cruising on Lake Chelan, about mid lake near Jet Skis Ahoy, located near Chelan, WA in Chelan county.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, as this rental vessel was cruising at the above location, the occupant/victim who was apparently riding on the transom, slipped off the back of the boat while the propeller was in motion.  
  
  The vessel was traveling at a very slow rate of speed.  The Operator thought the vessel was in neutral or off at the time of the incident.  Victim’s right foot and left shin were hit by the propeller.  The skin on the left shin had been torn off down to the bone.  
  
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities
  No Apparent Alcohol Involvement
  No Vessel Damage Reported
  Both the Operator and Victim were Wearing PFDs
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card / He did have a Motor Vessel Rental Checklist
  