RedactedNarrative: On 05/28/2018 around 1530 hours, I, OFC, was notified via DNR Communications of a vessel accident on Deep Creek Lake. There was one seriously injured young male, still aboard the vessel, which was docked at Trader's Landing private dock in Swanton. I was aboard NRP Vessel 881 and made it to the victim's location in about four minutes, with emergency medical services en route.
  Once on scene, I saw the juvenile male, lying on the bench seat at the rear of the pontoon boat, surrounded by family members/passengers. Victim's lower right leg, from the knee to ankle, had serious lacerations, some gaping as much as two inches. The lacerations looked to be through all layers of skin and the fat layer, showing the muscle underneath; it had not cut down to bone. Victim's mother (who witnessed the accident) was holding the skin edges together and trying to calm her son. There was minimal bleeding and Victim was alert and responsive. I used our provided emergency first aid kit and covered the wounds with 4X4 gauze pads, wrapped the covered wounds in layers of gauze wrap and taped the edges together, putting pressure on the lacerated areas to stop any further tearing/bleeding and prevent further infection. At that time, emergency medical services arrived and together, we carried Victim off the vessel, onto the stretcher and to the ambulance on Rt. 219, where he was then taken to Garrett Regional Medical Center.
  After the victim was medically treated, I was able to interview the witness translated by the operator of the vessel. Subject had rented the vessel that day from Bills Marine Service in Swanton, MD. Subject said that had no previous boat operation experience but completed the safety overview at the rental service. The family was taking turns riding a tube, towed behind the pontoon boat, on the lake. Moments before the accident, Subject1 had been riding the tube and climbed out onto the vessel stern, assisting the next set of three riders onto the tube. Subject saw the three tube riders seated and ready on the tube and advised that she would be starting to accelerate. Subject1 was slowly feeding the tow line out over the stern, as to not tangle the prop. As described by Subject1 and his mother, the tow line had become entangled around victim’s right leg, without his notice. As Subject accelerated, the tow line became immediately tight and abrasive. Subject grabbed Victim to keep him from falling overboard after Victim shouted out in pain that he had been cut and was bleeding. Subject heard the shouted and immediately stopped the vessel. At that time, the family saw the large lacerations on Victim's right leg and laid him down, wrapping towels around the cuts to stop the bleeding. Subject was able to dock the vessel at Trader's Landing private dock and hail a dock attendant who notified emergency personnel of the accident. No charges were placed against the vessel operator in this incident.
  All events occurred in Garrett County, Maryland.
  