RedactedNarrative: On August 25, 2018 at approximately 0900 hours a group of five individuals rented a vessel (FL6516KG) from Florida Boat Rentals, in Vero Beach, FL. One of the men possesses a boater safety card and he rented the vessel for a duration of 8 hours from 0900-1700 hours as they traveled North along the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW) of the Indian River. The group traveled to Outriggers Bar and Grill on the Sebastian River where they ate lunch and picked up more people. The group of seven headed South back towards Florida Boat Rentals, and picked up the operator from a dock near Wabasso bridge, in Indian River County. Near channel marker Red 128/ Gifford Island two entered the water from the bow of the boat, operator was turned around looking at the two individuals in the water and circling back to pick them up. While the boat was turning around to the left, the victim went to jump off and lost his footing. The victim was struck by the boat propeller in both of his legs, leaving large and deep lacerations. The operator navigated the boat back to pick up the victim who was calling for help. The group pulled the Victim onto the boat and waved down a nearby boat for assistance. The victim was transported to Fire Station #2 in Vero Beach, which is adjacent to the boat rental company, and then transfer by helicopter to Lawnwood Medical Hospital in Fort Pierce as a trauma alert. The victim is still in the hospital (09-20-2018).