RedactedNarrative: Approximately 3:45pm on saturday july 5th, operator was pulling two individuals on a tube near the west channel of the icw across from the cedar point ncwrc boat access area. Their vessel was traveling east then made a port side turn and began traveling west when operator under estimated the arc that the tube would make behind the vessel. At this time, the vessel was approximately 25 yards off the shore line and witness said that the tube was riding atop the marsh grass. The tube continued along the marsh grass outside the wake of the vessel when the tube struck a fallen tree that was lying in the marsh grass which snapped the tow line as operator' vessel continued its west bound path. The vessel that witnessed the collision was traveling east in the same area and went to the scene of the incident to render aid. At that time, operator circled around and came back to the tree and scooped up both of the individuals that were involved in the collision and left the scene. The witness vessel then reported seeing another gentleman who was not operator coming back to get the tube that was left in the tree after the incident. Meanwhile, operator was transporting victim 2 to carteret general hospital where they were treated and released later that evening. 
  
  The tow rope used to pull the tube was a ski rope with a handle that was tied in the center, placed around the tow pole and the free end was tied to the tube. The rope broke approximately 10 feet from the tube.