RedactedNarrative: Upon arrival, the subject was receiving treatment and going into surgery. I later interviewd Victim about the incident. He stated that he was operating his boat to a location where he wanted to get out and cool off in the water. He found a spot on the bank and thought he put his vessel in neutral. He then jumped off of the back swim platform. As he was surfacing, he felt that he was underneath of the swim platform. He stated that the vessel must have been in reverse since the vessel was continuing in a backwards motion. The vessel had reverse momentum and pulled him under. He stated that he was able to push off of the lower unit but he was still sucked in towards the center of the vessel. He stated that he felt the propeller strike him on the front side of his body. He then flipped over and the propeller cut him on his rear side.  He surfaced and yelled at his wife to dial 911. He was able to get back onto his vessel and drive himself to Knights Boat Ramp for medical treatment. 
  
  I asked Victim if he thought it was a mechanical issue with the vessel. He stated that the vessel received some work on the throttle cable and a new propeller but this was not what caused the incident. He stated that this was only an accident. He thought that he placed the vessel back into neutral before going for a swim but the throttle was still in the reverse position. ; victim:Lacerations to the front right leg and rear right buttocks.
   