RedactedNarrative: On November 19th, 2021, at approximately 1530 hours, a single vessel incident occurred in Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor near Boca Grande in Lee County, Florida. The vessel involved was a 1997 20’ Back Country Powerboats center console (V1). 
  
  As V1 was traveling to the Pink Elephant restaurant on Boca Grande, a male passenger was sitting port side midship. Occupant sustained injuries to his head and face after being struck by the vessels unsecured anchor when it fell overboard.   
  
  V1 was on plane heading west in Gasparilla Sound while approaching the marked channel near the Gasparilla Golf Club at Boca Grande. Their intended destination was the Pink Elephant restaurant after a day of fishing in the Bull Bay area. 
  
  Occupant was sitting on the port side gunwale at midship while facing the helm, V1’s steel anchor was laying on top of a closed hatch at the port quarter. The steel anchor was attached to an anchor line which was secured to the stanchion of the poling platform. 
  
  A strange noise was heard and operator reduced throttle, looked back, and noticed that the steel anchor had fallen into the water. The anchor popped out of the water and struck Occupant in the head causing facial injuries and for him to fall overboard.
  
  Victim was admitted to Lee Memorial Hospital in Lee County for injuries sustained to head and face due to being struck by the vessel anchor. Victim was later transferred to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL for speciality treatment of sustained injuries. Injuries include:  - Multiple facial fractures - Loss of eye sight in right eye
  