RedactedNarrative: On saturday, 12/11/2021 at approx 1600 hrs, operator1 fell out of his vessel when he was cruising into snows cut after launching his vessel from the carolina beach boat access area.  After he went overboard, his vessel continued, striking him twice and hit a dock three times.  Operator1's vessel is a jon boat style vessel, with a 15 horsepower tiller steer outboard motor.
  
  Officers were notified on the day of the incident, but no injuries were reported.  Officer1 responded on 12/13/21 at 1110 hrs to operator1's residence to begin investigating and assessing the damage to his vessel.  After speaking with operator1, Officer1 investigated the property damage at the boat owner association's dock at the landing at snows cut.
  
  It was determined that mr. Operator1 was cruising west into snows cut when he encountered the wake of a vessel that was traveling east out of snows cut.  When operator1 encountered the wake, he tried to turn into it but hit the wake harder than expected and went overboard his vessel.  
  
  He was not wearing a lifejacket but was able to stay above the surface of the water.  Operator1's vessel did not shut off and continued in a clockwise circular motion.  When the vessel circled around, operator1 used his legs to deflect the vessel.  The vessel circled around again, and this time operator1 was unable to deflect the impact and the vessel went over his legs.  He was not struck by the propeller.
  
  After the vessel hit operator1 the second time, it continued north up the icw along the west bank.  The vessel struck the boat owner association's dock at the landing at snows cut.  Upon impact a pylon on the north side of the dock was broken in half.  After hitting the dock. The vessel continued moving in a clockwise circular motion striking the dock again.  After hitting the dock the second time, the vessel continued moving in a clockwise circular motion until it ran aground just south of the dock.  The motor shut off.  The vessel became dislodged and was pushed by the current into the dock hitting it a third time.
  
  Operator1 was spotted by another vessel who rendered aid and assisted him with getting his vessel back to the ramp at snows cut.
  
  The diagram shows the two general areas the vessel circled but does not display the number of times the vessel circled as it would clutter the diagram.  No injuries reported, no charges filed.
  
  
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  AS IT IS STATED IN THE NARRATIVE, THE VESSEL WENT OVER THE OPERATOR, BUT DID NOT STRIKE HIM AND THEREFORE THERE ARE NO INJURIES TO REPORT.