RedactedNarrative: On Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 at approximately 1400 hrs., a single vessel accident occurred on Halfmoon Lake involving an airboat (V1.) 
  
  V1 was traveling north in the shallow marsh between Scrub pond and Halfmoon lake. While cruising on plane, the operator was struck by hanging branches from a nearby tree. The operator turned to avoid more trees and overcorrected. 
  
  This action sent the airboat sliding to its port side striking a pine tree and flipping the airboat on its starboard side. The operator was thrown from the vessel and sustained a back injury. V1 had minor damage to the front grass rake and moderate dents in the aluminum hull on the port and starboard sides. The vessel was flipped back over and driven back to halfmoon boat ramp by the operator.
  
  the injury to his back consisted of a compression fracture in his spine. He was checked out and discharged from the Ocala Regional Medical Center that same day.
  