RedactedNarrative: At approximately 1915 hours on April 28, 2017, a 10 foot Polaris Personal Watercraft (PWC) with Florida Registration number FL3982KB was being towed behind a deck boat in the Marco River in Collier County, FL.  The PWC was having mechanical issues.
  
  The water conditions were choppy, so victim boarded the PWC in order to see if he could start it and drive it.  When he activated the ignition, the vessel exploded, burning his face and arm and ejecting him into the water.
  
  victim  was transported to shore in Isle of Capri and then driven by a friend to Capri Fire Station, and was then flown to the Burn Unit at Tampa General Hospital.Victim suffered 2nd degree burns to his left forearm and hand and burns to his face.
  