RedactedNarrative: On July 14, 2016, at 17:03, Virginia Conservation Police Officer received a call from Richmond Dispatch of a boating incident on South Holston Lake in Washington County. While in route, Officer1 contacted Senior Officer1 to assist him.  Officer1 arrived at the Sportsman Marina and located the vessel involved in the incident.  The victim and mother had left the scene in route to Niswonger Hospital.  Officer2 traveled to the hospital and interviewed the victim and her mother.  Officer1 attempted located the operator of the motorboat and she had left the scene. Officer1 interviewed the Marina owner.  Marina owner stated that he had rented a boat to a group. After leaving the marina two of the group, the victim a minor and her mother, returned to the marina aboard another subject's boat and was transported to Niswonger Hospital via MedFlight.  
  
  Officer2 traveled to Niswonger Hospital and interviewed both the victim and her mother.  The victim stated she was sitting out front of the vessel she stood up to assist her mother and the operator "slammed on the brakes" and then she fell overboard.  The victim stated that next thing she remembers is someone tugging on her and blood in the water.  The mother removed the life jacket of the victim which was entangled in the boat's propeller.  The mother assisted the victim back into the vessel.  The mother stated they were unable to restart the boat, another boat passed by and took them back to the Marina.  
  
  Officer2 spoke with the medical staff at the hospital and they stated there were two cuts to the right arm of the victim one being at the wrist and the second being across the bicep, in addition there were four cuts beginning in high forehead area into the scalp with one of the cuts having tissue missing.  At the time Officer2 had left the hospital the victim was in surgery to repair the injuries.
  
  At approximately 2330 hours, Officer1 was able to locate the operator's mother's residence and advised the mother of the situation.  Officer1 gave the mother his contact information and advised her of the severity of the situation.  Officer1 shortly thereafter received a phone call from the operator and advised she would not be able to meet with him until 0800 hours the next morning.  Officer1 advised the operator of a meeting location at 0800 hours.  On 7/15/16 the operator showed up to meet Officers at 1045 hours.  
  
  The operator was interviewed by Officer2.  The operator stated that she was driving and Victim and Occupant2 were in the front of the boat.  Victim stood up and fell off.  The operator stated she felt a thud under the boat and she stopped the boat.  She stated the victim's mother jumped in and dove down looking for the victim. She came back up and told the operator she couldn't free her from the prop.  The operator advised, that she then remember the button to raise the engine.  She pushed the button and raised the engine.  The mother then was able to free the child and put her back into the boat.  The operator advised she was unable to restart the boat, another boat passed by and took them back to the Marina.
  The operator was charged with reckless operation of motorboat.