RedactedNarrative: Operator1 was behind the wheel of the vessel as it was drifting mid-channel after meeting several passengers who had arrived at the vessel on PWCs. The PWCs were attached to tow lines and passenger agreed to manage the tow lines as the houseboat got underway and moved forward. Operator1 applied power to the throttles and the tow lines payed out rapidly. As they did, Victim's left thumb became encircled by one tow line. When the slack went out of the line, the flesh on the thumb was cut circumferentially and pulled outward toward the end of the thumb.
  
  Operator1 told me that in retrospect he believes he moved the vessel forward to rapidly and Victim could not safely manage paying out the two tow lines at the aft of the vessel. Operator1 lamented that he had not been provided with more training and information regarding towing by the houseboat rental company. He also stated that he believed the tow ropes provided were not of the "correct" type - specifically that they were "static" lines as opposed to lines with some ability to stretch.
  
  I transported Victim to the Dangling Rope Marina clinic where she was accessed and treated prior to being transported out of the area by a medical helicopter.
  
  Note I was unable to get Victim to call me back with the children's information.
  