RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 2000, 25' Baja Outlaw Cabin Motorboat w/502 hp Mericruiser In-Board/Out-Drive Engine
   
  Owner/Operator/Injured – Owner1
  Witnesses – Witness2 / Witness1
   
  On 05/07/2016, at about 2:00 p.m., this vessel, operated by Owner1, was cruising on Lake Washington, at the South tip of Mercer Island, located near Mercer Island WA in King county.
   
  According to one of the witnesses (Witness2), he and two friends, Witness1 and Owner1, all in separate vessels, were traveling at the above location in somewhat of a triangle at about 60 MPH.  Witness2 reported that Owner1's vessel was beside him while underway.  Witness2 looked over at some point and did not see Owner1 anymore.  He turned around to locate Owner1.  
   
  Witness2 found Owner1's vessel but did not see Owner1 in it.  Witness2 boarded Owner1's vessel and found him unconscious on the port side floor of the vessel in a seated position.  According to Witness2, when he boarded the vessel, the engine was still in gear and at RMP, but the vessel was not moving.  Witness2 and Witness1 called 911.
   
  When Law Enforcement arrived at the scene, they located Owner1's vessel floating upright with two adult males (Witness2 & Witness1) standing in the vessel.  According to Law Enforcement, Owner1 was in a seated position on the port side of the vessel on the floor.  His head was positioned within the arm rests of the vessel's captain chair.  Owner1 was bleeding from the mouth and ear.  There was damage to the chair that Owner1 was leaning against.  The right arm rest of the chair was bent approximately 6 inches.  Witness2 confirmed that Owner1 was the only person in the vessel and that he was never in the water after the accident had occurred.
   
  According to an EMT that had also arrived on scene, Owner1 was going in and out of consciousness but responding to his verbal instructions.  Owner1 was bleeding from his mouth and right ear.  Owner1 was C-collared and placed on a backboard for transport.  He was then transported to Overlake Medical Center.
   
  Law Enforcement located Owner1's truck and trailer.  The vessel was side towed to the launch then trailered and taken out of the water.  Once out of the water Law Enforcement Officers were able to see damage to the lower unit of the vessel.  The lower unit appeared to have failed and was barely attached to the vessel.  
   
  With the failure of the lower unit and the damage to the port captain chair, along with witness statements, Law Enforcement concluded that the vessel was traveling in a straight line northbound on Lake Washington, when the lower unit failed and caused the vessel to turn hard to starboard.  The Operator, Owner1, was not prepared for the unexpected turn, and the force of the turn caused Owner1 to be flung to the port side of the vessel.  Owner1 then collided with the captain's chair and gunwale of the vessel.
   
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities
  There was apparent alcohol involved
  The vessel was reported as a Total Loss – Estimated value of $25,000
  The Operator was not wearing a PFD
  The Operator did have a mandatory Boater Education Card
  