RedactedNarrative: Operator 1 stated: We were swimming near Rainbow Channel when the boat started to drift away in the current. I swam to the boat and attempted to drive back to my friends to pick them up. I put the boat in
  gear and I heard my friend yelling. I didn't know they was climbing out of the water on the back of the boat and the propeller hit his leg.
  
  Victim #1 stated: I was trying to climb into the boat from the stern when my friend engaged the
  engine. The propeller hit my left leg. My friend didn't know I was climbing in the back.
  
  Investigation at the scene revealed. Operator 1, rented a pontoon boat from Pirates Cove
  Marina located in Ocean City N.J. He and his friends operated the vessel in the approximate location of
  Rainbow Channel were they went swimming. The pontoon drifted in the current and operator swam and retrieved the vessel, Operator started the engine and placed it in clutch ahead. At that time
  Victim was attempting to climb up the stern of the vessel and was struck by the propeller.
  Victim sustained several large lacerations to his left shin and calf. Ocean City EMS arrived to
  Pirates Cove Marina and transported to Shore Memorial Hospital for further evaluation.