RedactedNarrative: Deputies received a report of a watercraft (WC #1) spinning in circles for the last five minutes on Smiths Bay with nobody on board. When deputies arrived, the boat was spinning at full throttle and they began a surface search of the area. At 12:46 pm, deputies received a report that something was seen floating in the water approximately 400 yards to the east of their location. They moved in that direction and located the Operator floating in the water, conscious and aware. They pulled him into the patrol boat. He had a cut on his head and was showing signs of hypothermia. The Operator said there was no one else on board the boat. They brought him to a marina, where paramedics were stationed. He was checked by paramedics who loaded him in the ambulance. He was transported to the hospital.
  
  Other deputies worked on getting the spinning watercraft (WC #1) under control. The boat was spinning in a tight circle at a fairly high speed and had a full tank of gas. The water was rough with rolling white-capped waves. They attached a buoy to the end of a large diameter anchor line and then tied the line to the patrol boat. The line was thrown in the water and they circled the spinning WC #1 until it drove over the line. WC #1 slowed down, and then the propeller snapped the line. They attempted the process a second time. This time the line caught on the front of the motor and pulled WC #1 into the patrol boat, with its bow striking the patrol boat midship on the port side. WC #1 was still moving and made two additional circles, striking the patrol boat each time, before the line broke. The displacement of the circles changed from the ropes and WC #1 worked its way to shore where it ran aground. Once stopped, a deputy confirmed the throttle position was all the way forward, indicating WC #1 was at full speed when the operator was thrown out.
  
  Life jackets were being worn by all involved. Alcohol was not a factor. There was damage to both boats as a result of stopping WC #1.