RedactedNarrative: On Monday, January 1, 2018, at approximately 0140 hrs. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officers responded to a vessel accident at Crooked Lake, located in Polk County. Four subjects were onboard a 1994, 13-foot Bobby Jones airboat that was being operated in a flooded marsh. The operator drove through a barbed wire fence, fatally injuring a passenger.
  
  At approximately 0130 hrs., the airboat was heading south along the west shoreline of Crooked Lake. The operator maneuvered the airboat and headed southwest into a flooded marsh at approximately 15 mph. The grass was approximately 3 feet high and the water level in the pasture was approximately 6 inches deep. According to Op.'s statement, he observed the fence when it was approximately 10 feet directly in front of the boat. He attempted to maneuver the boat to avoid the fence. Based on the airboat’s speed, shallow water and distance to the fence, the airboat subsequently crashed through the fence. All occupants were struck by the barbed wire fence and sustained injuries.
  
  Occupant1 received a mild head injury without a concussion. The injury was consistent with being seated on the left side of the front passenger seat and getting struck by a wooden fence post. He was treated for the injury at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was wearing a personal floatation device at the time of the accident and he knew how to swim. 
  
  Fatal victim received multiple lacerations and abrasions to her left and right thighs, the left side of her face, and on the top of her left hand and arm. The District 10 Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that she died from multiple blunt force and sharp force injuries. She received a hyperextension neck injury and her femoral artery on her left leg was severed. The injuries were consistent with her being seated in the front passenger seat of the airboat. She was struck by the barbed wire fence as the airboat collided with it. She was treated for the injuries at the scene. She was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the accident and she knew how to swim. The District 10 Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy report concluded that there were no common drugs of abuse, including no Ethyl Alcohol discovered in her blood or urine at the time of the accident. 
  
  Operator received minor scratches and bruises on his ribs. Injuries were consistent with him being seated in the driver’s seat located behind the passengers and getting struck by the barbed wire fence. He was thrown into the cage and subsequently fell into the bottom of the boat.  He was treated for the injuries at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was not wearing a personal floatation device and the engine cut off safety lanyard was not attached to him at the time of the accident.  He advised that he had over 100 hours total vessel operating experience.  He also advised that he knew how to swim. Lakeland Regional Medical Center laboratory report concluded that there were no common drugs of abuse, including no Ethyl Alcohol discovered in his blood or urine at the time of the accident.
  
  Occupant2 received a laceration on the right side of his face. The injury was consistent with him being seated on the right side of the front passenger seat and getting struck by the barbed wire fence. He was treated for the injuries at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was wearing a personal floatation device at the time of the accident and he knew how to swim.