RedactedNarrative: There are two lakes connected by a narrow bridge and this is where the accident happened. The operator saw a boat coming through the bridge and put the throttle into neutral to wait for the boat to clear.
  
   The tuber on the back of the vessel started to drift to the side near one of the buoy's so the spotter (victim) reached back, grabbed onto the line and started to pull the line back into the stern of the vessel. At the same time, the tuber was pulling the line into the tube. A vessel passed, causing a wake to make the line go tight. Not realizing the line was wrapped around the victim's left ring finger. The tension of the line severed the finger.
  
   Witnesses saw the finger fly back about ten feet into the water. The victim's hand was wrapped in a towel and headed back to the operator's residence and transported by ambulance to the hospital. The finger was never located.