RedactedNarrative: On 3/19/22 at approximately 13:45 hrs, a boating incident occurred in stanly county on badin lake approximately 1000 yds east of graveyard island in the main channel.  Graveyard island is located on the northwest side of badin lake and is approximately 1400 yds southeast of the old whitney boating access area in new london, nc.  The only vessel involved in this incident was a 21 ft 2005 mariah sx21 ski boat with a 205 hp inboard/outboard gasoline engine and was owned by operator.
  
  Subject1 and her family of five were engaged in recreational boating and were at drift with the engine off at the time of the incident.  According to both, their son, victim accidentally fell into the water as he was dangling his feet off of the stern of the vessel.  Subject2 and his daughter, immediately jumped into the water after him.  Strong winds creating a current on the surface separated subject2 and his two children from the boat.  
  
  Subject1 realized that there was a struggle and jumped in the water to help.  Subject1 was able to reach her son, victim, but was unable to get him back inside the vessel.  Subject1 released her son victim and reboarded the vessel.  Subject1 started the engine and maneuvered the vessel in the direction of her family because they were drifting further away.  While doing so, subject1 accidentally struck her son victim with the bow of the vessel.  Victim was then pushed beneath the surface by the boat's bow and remained underwater until he returned back to the surface at the stern of the boat.  Subject1 attempted to throw personal flotation devices towards the struggling family, but the strong winds made her efforts unsuccessful.  She called 911 at approximately 14:03 hours and waved down three nearby vessels that provided assistance.
  
  North carolina wildlife law enforcement officers were called to the scene at 14:05 hours on 3/19/22 and arroved on scene at approximately 14:20 hours along with stanly county sheriff's department and stanly county ems, by boat.  When they arrived, all victims had already been recovered from the water by the assisting vessels.  Subject2 and his daughter were lying on one of the assisting vessels, immediately after arriving at the scene.  Ems provided medical attention to both victims.  They were then transported to the old whitney boating access area.  Victim was rendered aid by another nearby vessel and was transported to the badin boating access area.  Subject1 was assisted by a third nearby vessel and an occupant from this vessel operated her vessel back to the badin boating access area where her son was transported.  Victim was transported from the badin boating access area to cmc main in charlotte nc where he was treated for a broken rib, minor lacerations and hypothermia.  Subject2 and his daughter were transported to atrium health stanly in albemarle nc.  They were both treated for complications from the onset of hypothermia.  
  
  All three of the injured people had on the required pfd. 
  All required boating safety items were on board subject1's vessel.  At the time of the incident, all occupants were in compliance with the required personal flotation device regulations.  Alcohol and drugs were not a factor and no one is being charged as a result of this inciident.
  
  
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