RedactedNarrative: Operator stated they ran aground after going the wrong way in the Intercoastal Waterway.  Operator stated he put the engine in neutral then got in the water to attempt to push the vessel into deeper water.  Operator stated the propeller must have still been spinning because it cut his knee when he got too close to it.  Tow Boat US was on scene at the time I arrived on scene along with Chatham Co. Marine Patrol Officer.  
  
  Operator's vessel was stuck in the middle of the mud bar and it was impossible to reach them by vessel. at the time we arrived on scene.  The mud was also too soft to walk to them without sinking deeply into the mud.  Operator had already tried to walk out and could not.  
  
  Chatham County's Aviation Unit picked up Operator by helicopter so he could receive medical attention to his knee.  Operator went to Candler Hospital in Savannah and received stitches to the cut on his knee.  No one else was injured.  
  
  Tow Boat US stayed on scene to assist them when the tide came back in high enough to get the vessel off the mud bar.  
  
  The owner of the vessel was not on board at the time of the incident.  
  
  Owner nor operator would not return call or text when when I requested insurance company information.