RedactedNarrative: shoreline. Single occupant (owner/operator) was taken to the hospital with facial lacerations and a concussion.  
  
  On Sunday, February 14th, 2021 sometime shortly after 1400, OPERATOR 1 was operating  his vessel (V1) southbound through Jewfish Creek, just past Red Channel Marker 34.  There was heavy traffic in the creek, so OPERATOR 1 was operating on the right side of the channel.  OPERATOR 1 said that he was crossing a large wake of another vessel when his vessel cavitated. OPERATOR 1 stated that he had the motor jacked too high out of the water when he crossed the large wake.  When his motor connected with the water again, he lost control of the steering and drove into the mangrove shoreline.  The damage to the front bow, the transfer marks on V1, and the damage to the mangroves trees at the accident site indicate that V1 did not penetrate entirely into the mangroves.  The bow of V1 rose high while the stern was at or below the waterline.  During the impact, OPERATOR 1 was thrown forward and to the port from his seat at the helm.  It is unclear what OPERATOR 1 himself hit during the impact.  ; OPERATOR 1:2/14/21: Treated on scene by Key Largo Ambulance Corps. Rescue 23, Attended at Mariner’s Hospital Injury descriptions: Facial  Back/abdominal pain Multiple abrasions on abdomen Flown to Kendall Regional as a trauma alert  Post accident interview:  OPERATOR 1 said that he had a class 2 concussion, his left cheek bone was broken in several places, and a fractured left orbital bone. OPERATOR 1 had plastic surgery to fix the broken bones. 