RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, March 9, 2019, at approximately 1838 hours, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officers responded to a single vessel accident at Peace River, located in Desoto County, Florida. A 2016, 13-foot homemade airboat (V1) was being operated on plane with four subjects on board. V1 was traveling north, lost control in a turn while rounding a bend in the river and collided with an oak tree located along the shoreline. All occupants were ejected following the collision. Shortly thereafter, two subjects were found floating face down in the water, recovered and administered CPR. They were transported to the Nocatee boat ramp where they were met by EMS that took over life saving measures. They were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital where they were treated for their injuries and later released. Operator admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages, a blood draw was conducted at the hospital and is awaiting toxicology results.
  
  Occupant1 received a mild head injury without a concussion. Her injuries were noted during the DCFR examination and were consistent with her sitting on the port side of the front passenger seat and getting struck by a fixed object at the time of the collision. She was ejected into Peace River and was found floating face down in the water shortly after the collision. She was administered CPR at the scene. She was treated by DCFR and later at Lee Memorial Hospital. She was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the accident and knew how to swim. 
  
  Operator received blunt trauma to his head. His injuries were noted during the DCFR examination and were consistent with him sitting at the airboat’s operator seat and getting struck by a fixed object at the time of the collision. He was ejected into Peace River and was found floating face down in the water shortly after the collision. He was administered CPR at the scene. He was treated by DCFR and later at Lee Memorial Hospital. He was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the collision and the vessel was not equipped with an engine cut off safety lanyard. According to him, he had over 100 hours of vessel operating experience and knew how to swim.
  