RedactedNarrative: On 1/1/16 at approximately 9:35PM Richland Parish Sherriff’s Office was notified of a possible boat accident on Beouf River behind 136 Old Alto Rd. The Sherriff’s deputies arrived on scene and notified us that one subject was out of the water and had a head injury and one subject was still in the water. The other subject was rescued by the operators step son and paramedics transported both subjects to Richardson Medical Center in Rayville, LA for treatment. 
   
  Sgt. arrived, at approximately 10:39PM, on scene and located the vessel. I arrived at the boat launch and launched my vessel. We secured the vessel to the bank and photographed it. We then proceeded to Richardson Medical Center and made contact with the owner and operator of LA-6271-FR and the passenger. 
   
  Sgt. nor I detected any odor of alcoholic beverages or impairment of Operator or Passenger. Operator was sitting on the rear seat of the vessel and Passenger was sitting in the front seat of the vessel at the time of the accident. 
   
  Operator stated that he started the vessel and the motor was in gear and threw both subjects overboard. The vessel then circled back and Operator was struck in the face by the vessel. The motor then died and Operator was able to board the vessel. Operator attempted to assist Passenger in boarding the vessel and the vessel began taking on water. The vessel then capsized and Operator was unable to hold onto the vessel. Passenger stayed with the vessel. Operator swam to the bank on the southern side of the river and got assistance. Passenger was able to hold onto the vessel until assistance arrived and was rescued. 
   
  Operator and Passenger were wearing type III PFD’s at the time of the accident and had two type IV PFD’s onboard the vessel. 
   
  LA-6271-FR is a fourteen foot Weldbuilt boat with a 25HP Yamaha motor that is steered by tiller-handle. Operator stated that he was not wearing the equipped kill switch. Operator received 6 stitches above his left eye to a laceration, scratches on the right side of his nose, and bruising around his left eye. Passenger had soreness and pain on his right side and back.
   
  