RedactedNarrative: On Friday, September 18, 2020, at approximately 8:00 PM, a single vessel accident occurred on the Gulf of Mexico while returning to Cedar Key Boat Ramp, Levy County Florida. Operator was on plane returning to Cedar Key Boat Ramp after sunset. Operator was using his on-board Garmin GPS/chart plotter to assist in following his departure route back to the boat ramp. Operator struck channel marker number 5 (square/green) head on, ejecting him into the water and threw his three passengers within the vessel. 
  
  Victim3 sustained a laceration to the forehead, fractured jaw and was briefly unconscious.  Victim4 sustained minor cuts and a nosebleed. Victim2 sustained minor cuts and a knocked out front tooth. Operator sustained a laceration to the forehead but was able to board the vessel and operate the vessel to the boat ramp. 
  
  Levy EMS was on scene and transported Victim3 by air and the rest by land to UF Health Shands Emergency Room/Trauma Center, Gainesville, Florida for non-life-threatening injuries.
  