RedactedNarrative: On June 17, 2018, at approximately 1551 HRS, FWC received a distress call reference a boating accident. The location of the accident was Sands Cut, at Elliot Key.
  
   Upon arrival officers observed a white male was struck by another vessel (V1) owned, and operated by Operator 1. The injured suffered injuries to his right leg and lower back area due to a propeller strike from V1 while he was in the water. The injured was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center, where he went into surgery and is in critical condition.
  
  The injured was in another vessel tied to the starboard side of V1.  Operator 1 started his engines and advised the occupants of the injured that he was untying the vessel to leave the area.
  The injured and a witness were in the water close to V1’s engines attempting to prevent the vessels from colliding with each other due to the current.
  
  The port engine was engaged and accelerated in reverse impacting the injured.  Witness’s began to shout, “Shut it off!”  The engines were turned off by unknown individual.
  