RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was drifting in the Tchefuncte River. Two passengers on Vessel 1 had to relieve themselves and decided to wade in the water while holding onto the vessel. One passenger lowered down the ladder that is starboard to the motor, while the other passenger jumped off the port sundeck. As both members were actively relieving themselves, the operator of the vessel engaged the motor into the forward position, creating the propeller to turn in a clockwise manner, which then induced a laceration to the right foot of the passenger who jumped off the port sundeck. Vessel 1 was placed back into neutral. Passenger who was injured received basic first aid application and was transported back to the dock where Emergency Medical Services transported them to Lakeview Hospital.
  
  Contributing factor are: Primary Operator Inattention. The subject who placed the throttle into the forward position was unaware of another member on board hanging onto the transom near inboard motor. Secondary; Operator inexperience. Subject who placed the gear into forward has minimal boating experience with any type of vessel and has never received formal instruction in boating safety. There were 8 Type 1 PFD's on board. Alcohol was found on the vessel at the time of the incident, but impairment was not determined, therefore not a factor.