RedactedNarrative: On 4/24/16 I responded to South Moon Fish Camp @ 1977 Camp South Moon Road in Astor in reference to a vessel fire. Upon arrival I contacted personnel from Volusia County Fire Services and Volusia County Sheriff's Office. The vessel involved was reported to be a personal watercraft, (PWC) and was currently drifting north on the St John's river fully engulfed in flames. 
  
  I made contact with the owner / operator who was safely on shore at the fish camp. He advised that he had just returned from Lake George where he had been riding the PWC with his children all day. He stopped at the South Moon Fish Camp to fuel the PWC before returning to the boat ramp where he had launched earlier in the day. After he finished fueling he stated he had some trouble cranking the PWC. When he got it to crank, he began traveling south bound in the idle zone. As he neared the end of the idle zone he began to accelerate and as he did the PWC exploded and he was thrown in to the air by the blast. He landed in the water approximately thirty feet away where he was picked up by a passing boater. 
  
  The PWC continued to burn as it drifted northward with the current. Volusia County Marine Deputy arrived on scene in his patrol vessel. He was able to get a line to the burning PWC and tow it back south where it was extinguished by Volusia County Fire Service from the shore. Operator1 stated he was uninjured and showed no visible signs of any injuries. Once the PWC was extinguished fully, Operator1 was able to recover it and put it on his trailer. Operator1 advised the PWC was valued at approximately $5,000.
  
  I later spoke with the witness via telephone. He stated he observed Operator1 pull away from the fuel dock at South Moon Fish Camp and travel approximately 300 feet south on the river. He was then directly behind Operator1 and observed the PWC explode. He confirmed that Operator1 was thrown approximately 30 feet and landed in the water. He then pulled Operator1 from the water and returned him to shore.