RedactedNarrative: On June 08, 2020 I Ofc. of the Maryland Natural Resources Police was on vessel patrol on the Isle Of Wight Bay, Ocean City Worcester County MD.  At approx. 3:28 PM I received a call over my radio for a boating accident with a propeller striking two victims in the area of 53rd Street.  I activated my emergency equipment and started towards 53rd Street.  At approx. 3:33 I arrived on scene at 5307 Coastal Highway, Ocean city, MD 21842 Bayside Boat Rentals .  At that time the victim was being transported to a medevac site to be flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore MD.  The other victim was being seen by Ocean City Fire Department EMS and was later transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC).
  
      The remaining passengers were still on scene.  The operator of the vessel was identified.  I spoke with all 3 remaining passengers and asked if they needed any first aid and they all declined medical treatment.  I gave the 2 passengers and the operator of the vessel the NRP-425 Voluntary Witness/ Advisement Of Rights form and explained to them the form was completely voluntary and they could choose not to fill out the form.  All 3 agreed, signed and filled out the form, which is included in this report.
  
      The operator of the vessel Operator stated that he rented a boat for his friends and girlfriend.  He stated his friends and girlfriend were drinking alcohol on the boat.  They saw another vessel in the water, tied up to it and started hanging out together.  While the vessels were tied up together they proceeded to get onto the other vessel.  Operator got back on his vessel, at that time Victim1 and Victim2 jumped into the water.  Victim1 then asked for Operator to help her back onto the vessel.  While pulling her on board he noticed that Victim1 had cut her leg.  Once Victim1 was on the vessel they called 911 for help.
  
      The passenger stated that they tied the boat up with another vessel with people that they met.  Victim1 and Victim2 jumped off the boat.  The next thing she knew she saw Victim1 screaming and saw the cut on her leg.  She then looked at the other end of the vessel and saw Victim2 had a cut on her foot.  Subject1 said they had jumped off the vessel two other times with no problems.
  
      The passenger Subject2 stated that he was on the starboard side corner of the vessel in the water.  Victim1 told him that she had cut her leg while she was in the water and was then pulled onto the vessel.  Subject2 could not see her leg but he saw blood.  He did not see Victim2's cut on her foot until she was back on board the vessel.
  
      The Victim2 met with Cpl. and also wrote a voluntary statement.  Victim2 stated that they rented a vessel from Bayside Rentals.  They left on the vessel around 11:50 AM.  Operator was driving the vessel and they stopped at different areas of the bay approx. 3 to 4 times.  Victim2, Subject2 and Victim1 jumped off the vessel through the side door and went swimming.  She felt her foot hit the prop but didn't realize that the vessel was running.  She then climbed back onto the vessel using the ladder on the stern of the vessel.  Once she was back on the vessel she realized that her foot was bleeding and she then put a shirt on it to control the bleeding.  Victim1 was already on the vessel and she realized that Victim1 was also injured.  Victim1 had a cut on her hip area and upper thigh  on her right side.  Subject1 was helping Victim1 with a towel and keeping pressure on the wound.  Subject2 was on the phone with 911 and Operator started driving back to Bayside rentals which took approx. 10 minutes to get back.  Victim2 also stated that Operator had not consumed any alcohol but everyone else had.  Once they arrived back at Bayside Rentals EMS helped Victim1 first and then Victim2.
  
      Operator was asked to perform a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) by Ofc. and Operator agreed to the test.  Operator was then offered a preliminary breath test from Ofc. to which he agreed and then blew into Ofc PBT.  The results indicated .000 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. Operator was found not to be under the influence.  The vessel was identified was a Sweetwater  Pontoon with Maryland registration 9295 LB and influence of alcohol. marked rental #95.  The vessel had zero damage but did have blood on several places on the vessel.
  
      Operator was charged with a Natural Resources Citation NR- 08, 18.01.05 B for negligent operation of a vessel
  
      All events occurred in Worcester County Maryland
  