RedactedNarrative: They launched V1 on the east side of County Road 512, just north of the Garcia boat ramp. They operated V1 several miles east into the marsh towards the area known as shell pit ditch. From there they continued east on a small airboat trail and at this point Operator began to drift slightly off to the right of the trail. He stated that as he recognized that he was drifting off the trail, he also noticed a stump directly in their path and attempted to steer left back onto the trail. He was unable to avoid the stump and he struck it with the right side of his hull at approximately 12:40 PM.
  
  Upon striking the stump, V1 came to a complete stop and all three occupants were ejected into the marsh. The stump punctured the hull in the center of the vessel, to the right of the centerline. The water was approximately two feet deep so all three occupants were able to stand up and walk back to the vessel after being ejected. None of the vessel occupants were wearing PFD's, and all three knew how to swim.
  
  Operator then called 911 to report the crash. He also called a local airboat recovery service. Subject1 was able to bring his airboat out to the scene of the accident and transport subjects back to their vehicle on County Road 512. They were met there by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office, Indian River County Fire and Rescue Department, Officers. Both occupants refused medical treatment.
  
  Subject1 and his assistant then returned to the Operator's location and were able to remove V1 from its resting place on top of the stump. Subject1 then temporarily patched the hull and operated V1 back to the airboat launch on County Road 512. Because Operator was not comfortable operating V1 with the patched hull, he rode back to the launch with Subject1 assistant in their airboat. Operator was uninjured.
  
  On Wednesday February 10th, 2016, I interviewed Operator at his office in Sebastian, Florida. During the interview he stated that he and his two passengers were feeling fine and had no lingering injuries from the accident. He also stated that the cost to repair his hull would be approximately $2000. Operator wrote a sworn statement and also emailed the photos he took of the damage to his hull.
   
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