RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS
  
  
  On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at approximately 1646 hours, Boating Accident # FWNE-20-OFF-010891 was reported to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). This incident transpired on May 31, 2020 around 1600 hours near the sandbar on Lake Conway, Florida (Orange County). The approximate GPS location is, Latitude N28’28.185’, Longitude W081’20.626’.
  
  This is a single vessel incident with one person requiring assistance beyond first aid. Vessel one (V1) was in low gear while a swimmer was attempting to board from the stern. The swimmer was injured when her right foot came into contact with a running propeller. The swimmer was wearing a type III personal flotation device during the incident.
  
  ACCIDENT ANALYSIS
  
  PRE-ACCIDENT
  
  Operator1 launched from Randolph Ave Boat Ramp around 1:30 pm for an evening of recreation on the Conway Chain of Lakes. His convoy included three PWCs and one vessel. He met up with several friends, including Victim, and they navigated out to the sandbar. Later that evening, Victim was operating a PWC when she debarked and swam towards V1 to board. 
  
  ACCIDENT
  
  Victim swam towards the stern of V1 and when she attempted to board, her right foot was deeply cut by the propeller. 
  
  POST-ACCIDENT
  
  Victim cried out when she felt her foot get cut open. The occupants of V1 wrapped her foot in a towel, helped her get onboard a PWC and drove her to the shore. Operator1 then drove Victim to Orlando Regional Medical Center where she stayed overnight and received emergency surgery.
  
  Victim suffered a laceration to her distal right lateral leg which broke a bone and severed a tendon. She was admitted to the hospital were she received surgery to repair the tendon.
  