RedactedNarrative: The victim was attempting to help the operator of the vessel start the vessel.  The victim was standing on the swim platform, looking at the motor, when the operator started the vessel, and put it in forward gear.  The victim was thrown from the back of the vessel, and was not wearing a flotation device.  The victim did not know how to swim, and was unconscious and not breathing, when recovered from the water by authorities.  The victim was revived, and made a full recovery.