RedactedNarrative: On February 28, 2017, Operator was operating LA vessel 7972 FH (Vessel 1) on Toledo Bend in Sabine Parish. Vessel 1 is a 15 foot Aluminum boat powered by a 25 horsepower Johnson outboard stick steering.  Vessel 1 was anchored in a cove fishing. When vessel 1 was done fishing he pulled anchor and proceeded to a marked boat lane. Vessel 1 got on plane and before reaching the marked boat lane struck a submerged stump with the lower unit ejecting the driver Operator over the starboard side of the vessel into the water. Operator had on a type III PFD but was not wearing the kill switch. 
  
          Vessel 1 then started to make clockwise circles around Operator. The vessel’s bow would hit Operator pushing him out of the way and then continued making clockwise circles.  Vessel 1 made several circles around Operator before it came to rest in some cypress trees on the East bank.  
  
         When Operator did not return from fishing, subject went searching for him by vessel. 
  
  Subject located Operator approximately 50 feet from the East bank moaning, with the PFD over his head. Subject was able to load Operator into his vessel and contact 911 at 6:41pm. Operator was taken back to their camp on Brian rd. At 6:52pm First Responders arrived on scene. At 7:29pm Operator was transported by Life Air to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport.   
  
       Operator had lacerations on both arms and hands caused by propeller strikes. He also had minor cuts to his torso. Operator had a total of four surgeries.  Three of the surgeries were to open the wounds to clean them. The fourth surgery was to pin the right thumb. He was released from the hospital on March 17, 2017. He is expected to make a full recovery within a couple of months.     
  
       On the night of February 28, Subject showed me the scene where the accident occurred. I observed LA 7972 FH next to some cypress trees. The outboard was still running but the propeller was not turning. The lower unit was inside the roots from the cypress trees. The vessel had approximately four inches of water inside the vessel. I pulled the kill switch to turn the engine off and secured the vessel to a tree. On March 1, 2017, Subject recovered the vessel and stored it at his camp. 
  
       On March 4, 2017, I examined the vessel. The lower unit was leaking oil. Subject did state that the bushings on the outboard were bad. There was no other visible damage to the vessel.
  