RedactedNarrative: On 08/20/2017 at approximately 1310 hours, MCSO Dispatch received a 911 call reference an injured juvenile on a pontoon boat.  The caller stated the young male was hit by the prop of a boat and sustained injuries on his legs.  They added they were going to take the injured party to the marina.  Deputy and I were getting fuel at the Scorpion Bay Marina when the call was dispatched.  We left the fuel pumps and headed out to the break water in an attempt to locate the boat.  We were immediately flagged down by a pontoon boat and told they had the injured male onboard.  We advised the operator to follow us to the courtesy dock at Scorpion Bay.  We both docked our boats and I advised Dispatch that we were out with the injured male.  Peoria Fire was advised of our location.  Deputy arrived on scene to assist with providing medical treatment to the injured male.  The injured party was a 12 year old male with multiple prop cuts to his lower left leg and foot.  Deputy and I wrapped the injuries with sterile bandages.  Deputy arrived and started an IV.  Shortly after we started treating the wounds,  Peoria Fire arrived on scene to take over the medical treatment.  Victim was later transported by ground ambulance to Thunderbird Hospital.    
   After Peoria Fire arrived,  I left Victim and made contact with operator who was operating a rental Pontoon boat at the time of the accident.  I asked Operator to tell me what happened and he told me the following:  Operator stated he was operating a rental pontoon boat on Lake Pleasant with 8 other people on board.  They were pulling a tube at the north end of the lake near the Agua Fria.  The tube had Victim and another boy on it.  While the tube was being pulled,  both Victim and Tuber2 fell off.  Operator told me that he swung around and picked up Tuber2.  He then pulled next to Victim to pick him up.  Operator told me he is not 100% what happened next.  He said the boat was initially out of gear as he pulled along side of Victim.  The boat was moving and was going to pass him.  Operator says he believes he bumped the boat motor into reverse to slow it down.  As he did this, the rear of the boat seemed to pivot towards Victim.  Operator thinks Victim kicked towards the boat to keep it from hitting him.  When he did this, he hit the prop with his left leg causing the injuries.  Operator said he did not believe the motor was in gear when this happened.
  Victim was loaded onto the boat and another passenger used two towels to apply pressure to the wound.  They called 911 and then began heading towards the marina.  I asked Operator who owned the boat and he told me they rented it from West Side Recreation.  While talking to Operator, he was advising Victim''s parents of the situation by telephone.  Operator then agreed to ride with Victim on the ride to the hospital. Tuber2 and 3 young girls onboard the boat at the time of the accident were not interviewed as they did not see what took place.