RedactedNarrative: Operator of vessel 1 stated that he was towing the victim who was on a tube.  The victim got tangled in the rope.  As the victim was trying to get untangled, the rope got wrapped around his neck and arm.  
  
  The operator did not see that the rope was wrapped around the victim and started the boat forward causing the victim to be dragged under the water.  The victim was removed from the water and taken for treatment.