RedactedNarrative: On 11/2/2016 at approx. 12:43 PM, I, Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was notified by Lt. of a boating accident on black creek. It was relayed that a vessel with four occupants had struck a tree on the north side of the creek. I was told that the Clay County marine unit, Deputy would also be responding. Deputy arrived at the scene, followed by Lt.. Once the two arrived at the scene, they took statements from the operator of the vessel and one of the three occupants. I was asked to head straight to the hospital to speak with the other two occupants who had been transported to Orange Park Medical Center by Clay County Fire Rescue. Once at the hospital, I was taken to the rooms of the other occupants to get their statements and notable injuries.
  
   While speaking with occupant3, she was unable to recall any of the events leading up to or after the accident. I asked Occupant3 about her current condition and known injuries. She said she had multiple fractured ribs on her right side, a fractured right scapula, and a possible concussion.
  
  After speaking with Occupant3, I spoke with occupant2. Occupant2 was also unable to recall any of the events leading up to or after the accident. I asked Occupant2 about his current condition and known injuries. He said that he had a broken left scapula and a sprained left knee.
  
  The next day I met with the operator. Operator provided me with an additional written statement (see attached). After reading Operator’s statement, I asked him to talk me through the course of events. Operator said while driving west on black creek, they came around a bend at which time he saw the low leaning tree. He made a correction to the steering to miss the tree and then he turned around and began to speak to two of the three occupants, Occupant3 and Occupant2, who were sitting on the stern seat behind him. Soon after he turned around, Occupant3 yelled “Look Out”. He said when he turned around, he tried to make another correction to the steering but the tree was too close and they struck the tree with the starboard side on the bow. I asked Operator where the third occupant, Occupant1, was in the vessel prior to colliding with the tree. He said Occupant1 was on the front of the vessel with his feet hanging over the bow. Occupant1 injuries were contusions and abrasions. After speaking with Operator, he was issued a Boating Citation for careless operation.
  
  Occupant1 went to the hospital with pain to his right arm after providing a written statement at the crash scene. Occupant1 was not transported by EMS. Occupant1 was evaluated at the hospital and released. He was told he had a minor impact injury and mild abrasion to his right arm with no breaks or fractures.