RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was traveling south on the Withlcoochee River when it encountered another vessel's wake.  After encountering the wake, Vessel 1's starboard bow collided with low branches, breaking the throttle linkage and causing the vessel 's port side to collide with trees and become beached.  The operator was thrown from his seat and passenger was ejected from the vessel.  Both sustained injuries. 
  
  Operator told me he was on his way back to the Marsh Bend Outlet Ramp on his airboat when another airboat passed him.  The wake from that boat pushed his boat towards shore.  He tried to power through the wake, but his cage caught a low branch, breaking his throttle linkage which made his throttle stick wide open causing the vessel to veer onto land colliding with trees.  The collision ejected operator from his seat and his passenger  from the boat.  I asked operator how much airboat experience he had, and he stated he had roughly 12 hours and had taken his airboat out maybe six times. 
  
  He sustained several lacerations and scratches on both legs and received nine stitches and a slight fracture to his fourth toe on his left foot.  Occupant sustained a laceration to her forehead requiring ten stitches, several scratches to her arms and legs, and a bruised left wrist/hand. 
  