RedactedNarrative: This report documents the facts pertaining to the arrest of Operator1 for operating a watercraft while under the influence of alcohol on Forbes Lake. Operator1 was involved in a boat accident which resulted in a Class A injury to himself. He was transported to Salem Township Hospital where he received treatment for lacerations and broken bones to his left hand. Operator1 was then transported to St. Louis for surgery.
  
     Operator of boat #1 was underway and approaching the Emergency Spillway area and started turning his boat.  As he was turning the boat, it caught traction and threw the operator out of the boat. The operator was struck by the boat’s propeller while he was in the water. The boat was circling in a clockwise motion on it''s own unoccupied. Emergency responders allowed the boat to run out of gas before transporting it to the boat ramp. There were no other occupants/passengers in the boat. No damage was observed to the boat.
  