RedactedNarrative: On July 4, 2019 at approximately 1809 hrs Officer of the Maryland Natural Resources Police responded to Shore Medical Center in Chestertown for a report of a boat accident with injury that was called in by emergency room staff.  Upon arrival by OFF and OFF at the hospital, both officers met with the operator/owner of the vessel.  Operator advised that he was pulling a tube on the Sassafras River outside of Kentmore Park on a 2005 BOSTON WHALER.
  
  Operator said that his stepdaughter fell off of the tube and was swimming back to the starboard side of the vessel. Once she reached the starboard side of the vessel, she crossed the rear of the vessel in order to reach the swim ladder on the port side.  As Victim crossed the stern, she was struck three times on the right leg by the propeller.  Victim was struck in the mid upper thigh with a deep laceration and on the lower right leg towards the ankle and the foot.  Operator declined to give a written statement and was forthcoming with all information. 
  
  OFF then spoke to Victim.  She stated that she swam up to the starboard side of the vessel and attempted to come across the stern to the swim ladder on the port side when she was struck on the right leg by the propeller. Victim stated that she did not really remember anything else after that point. 
  
  Victim was then transported by private automobile to Shore Medical Center in Chestertown where she was admitted to the emergency room for her injuries. 
  
  No photos were taken of the injuries due to the fact that all lacerations had been stitched and bandaged prior to OFF arrival. 
  
  The Kent County SAO will be consulted in regards to possible charges for the operator.
  
  All events occurred in Kent County, Maryland.
  
  OFF requests this case remain open pending consultation with the State's Attorneys' Office.
  