RedactedNarrative: On july 12, 2014, at approximately 12:00pm, operator was operating his 19ft white with blue trim winchester 1977 model fiberglass motorboat, vessel 1, in the icw at the ncwrc boating access area ramp located at the end of lewis rd. In hampstead, nc. Just before the boating incident occurred, operator unloaded vessel 1 off his trailer at the ramp and tied it to the ncwrc floating dock. Vessel 1 was tied off at the bow and stern to the eastern side of the ncwrc floating dock oriented with the bow pointed south. There were 4 passengers on board vessel 1 and the operator. Before the incident victim stepped onboard. Just before the incident occurred, the operator was standing on the starboard side of vessel 1 behind the center console along with an adult female positioned on the port side near the stern. 
   
  passenger and incident witness, was positioned on the starboard side of vessel 1 in front of the center console. There was a 5 year old male passenger, and a 7 year old female passenger sitting in the bow of vessel 1. According to the operator and the incident victim, victim untied vessel 1's bow line and then untied the stern line. Victim then gave vessel 1 a shove off of the dock and proceeded to step on board. When victim's right foot hit the slippery deck of vessel 1, he turned his ankle over and fell onto the floor landing on the port side of vessel 1 beside the center console. The operator, operator then pulled vessel 1 a few yards away from the dock. When operator realized that victim's injury was severe, he pulled vessel 1 back up to the dock. Two off duty paramedics that were standing at the boat ramp called 911. A pender county ems rescue squad and a fire department engine was on scene when nc weo sgt arrived at approximately 12:15pm. Sgt began investigating the boating incident immediately. I arrived on scene at approximately 12:20pm and interviewed the operator and witness. When i arrived on scene, the victim was already loaded in the ambulance and being transported to cape fear orthopedic hospital. After interviewing the victim via telephone, victim informed me that he was treated for a fractured right ankle and released from the hospital approximately 1 hour later.0