RedactedNarrative: The operator pulled the watercraft up near a sand point so that some of the occupants could get off. The operator became concerned as the boat drifted into shallower water. He started the motor and put it in gear. In the meantime, one of the passengers was near the aft of the boat near the starboard corner in the water. The moving propeller struck the victim in the lower back causing two deep lacerations. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Alcohol may have been a factor but the operator and some of his friends left prior to the arrival of law enforcement. They were unable to locate him that night. He was issued a ticket for reckless operation for endangering life with the prop strike.