RedactedNarrative: On monday, june 20, 2022 at approximately 3:50pm, operator was injured in a boating incident near hatteras inlet in the pamlico sound.  Operator1 suffered from a propeller injury which resulted in a laceration to the outer portion of his left thigh.  This injury required treatment beyond first aid as he was transported by dare county ems from oden's dock in hatteras village to the outer banks hospital.  
  
  He was on board a 19ft maxium motorboat with five others including his wife, father, mother and two children.  Operator1 was operating the vessel as they were cruising in the area of hatteras inlet when mother's hat blew off the vessel and into the water and subject1 jumped overboard to retrieve the hat.  Operator1 was trying to maneuver the vessel to make it easier for subject1 to get onboard.  However, the motor was still in gear, which resulted in subject1 being struck by the propeller while attempting to get onboard.  Once he made it onboard, wife called 911 to notify emergency services of his condition and ems was dispatched to oden's dock in hatteras village.
  
  Operator1 operated the vessel back to oden's dock while wife and mother assisted subject1 by keeping pressure on his wound.  Subject1 was then transported to the out banks hospital where he was admitted and treated for the wound to his left thigh.  ncwrc responded to the outer banks hospital to check on the status of subject1 and began the reporting process.  Subject1 was treated and released on the evening of monday, june 20, 2022.  There were no other injuries or vessels involved with this boating incident.
  
  
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