RedactedNarrative: On Friday August 26 2022 at approx. 1638 hours Kentcom requested units respond to Collins Ave. Dewey Beach De for multiple subjects injured from a vessel prop.  Upon arrival the two injured subjects were being transported to Beebe Hospital. One subject with minor lacerations to hand and the other with major lacerations to the arm, shoulder and rib area.
  
  Contact was made with the operator who explained the incident.  Operator stated that he and his friends rented a pontoon boat from Rehoboth Marina Ventures LLC on Collins St. earlier and the day and proceeded to the sandbars located in the area of Bakers Channel off of Masseys Landing.  At approx. 1600 hours all subjects proceeded to head back to the rental location on Collins St.  During this time in the area of 38.6553 x -75.0983 all subjects decided to take a photograph on the bow of the vessel.  All subjects including the operator moved to the bow of the boat while the boat was in gear and moving.  At this time the front of the vessel flooded causing Injured 3, Injured 2 and Injured 1 to fall off the front of the vessel.  The vessel continued to travel causing those three to be swept under under the vessel and into the lower unit/prop of the vessel. Injured 1 hit the back of his head on the front of the boat, Injured 2 right hand impacted the prop causing minor lacerations and Injured 3 right shoulder, arm and rib chest area impacted the prop causing major deep lacerations.  All other parties on board assisted with first aid and loaded the subject back on the vessel.  Subjects on board dialed 911 and proceeded to Collins Ave.  Once back at Collins Ave. EMS was already on scene and loaded Injured 2 and Injured 3 into seprate ambulances and transported to Beebe Hospital.
  Injured 2 was released from Beebe with stitches.  Injured 3 went into surgery that day and was admitted to the hospital.  
  
  The operator was citied for Negligent operation of a vessel. 
  
  The vessel involved was a 2022 Blue 22' 11" Sweetwater pontoon with a 2022 70hp Yamaha 4 stroke.