RedactedNarrative: Operator was traveling southbound on the north fork of the Loxahatchee River when his vessel struck the dock behind a residence.  Operator was ejected from the vessel and pulled from the water by neighbors who heard the impact.  Operator was taken to shore and CPR was performed.  Palm Beach Fire Rescue and Tequesta Fire Rescue responded to the scene and pronounced the operator deceased.; 
  
  the cause of death was listed as “Blunt force injury of head”.  The manner of death was listed as “Accident”.  Doctor opinion stated “Per report, the decedent died from blunt force injury of head when the boat he was traveling in collided with a dock. The manner of death is ‘Accident’”.  
  
  sustained “Multiple blunt force injuries” to the “head and neck”, “1 x 1/2 inch abraded laceration on the midline frontal hairline with an underlying palpated skull fracture”, “2-1/4 x 1/2 inch abraded laceration on crown overlying the bilateral parietal bones exposing cranial bone”, “2-1/2 x 3/4 inch linear laceration on left posterior parietal scalp exposing cranial bone”, “Facial and skull fractures”, “6-1/2 x 4 inch brush abrasion on the back measuring up to 2 inches in greatest dimension”, “Multiple, scattered abrasions on the back measuring up to 2 inches in greatest dimension”, and “Contused abrasions on the right anterior leg measuring up to 1 inch in greatest dimension” (See attached full Medical Examiner’s report).  
  
  On 09/16/20, I received the toxicology report from the Palm Beach Medical Examiner’s Office.  The toxicology report showed that blood alcohol content was 0.185.  The toxicology report showed that the Vitreous quantitative result was 0.239 (See attached full toxicology report).
  