RedactedNarrative: On July 13, 2021 at approximately 1830 hours MNRP was made aware of a subject who had received an injury from a boating accident that occurred on the Assawoman Bay.  Initially the patient went to the 75th Street medical Center, but the injury was beyond the capabilities of the walk in medical center, so Ocean City EMS was requested and the patient was transported to Atlantic General Hospital.  
      Upon arrival to Atlantic General Hospital I made contact with the injured subject identified as VICTIM who stated the following.  VICTIM stated that her and her family had rented a pontoon boat for several hours on July 13, 2021.  VICTIM stated that they were returning from the trip and were in the area of the Assawoman Bay just prior to the Fenwick Ditch.  VICTIM told her father who was operating the vessel to find a place for her to get off the boat so she could relieve herself.  VICTIM stated that there was an urgency for OPERATOR 1 to find a suitable location.  However OPERATOR 1 was unable to find a suitable location fast enough, so VICTIM told OPERATOR 1 to just stop the boat so she could get off.  VICTIM stated that OPERATOR 1 took the boat out of gear, and the boat was slowing down.  However  VICTIM stated that she jumped from the moving boat from the bow.  VICTIM stated that the boat went over her and she felt her body strike something.  VICTIM stated that when she got back onto the boat she observed that she had received a cut to her buttocks.  VICTIM stated initially she did not feel the cut was anything that needed medical attention, and VICTIM stated that she did not alert the staff at LIVERY that an incident occurred while they were renting the boat.  VICTIM stated that the bleeding from her wound would not stop, and she felt she needed to seek medical attention.  VICTIM stated that she initially responded to the walk in medical center on 75th Street in Ocean City, but was advised that her injury required her to seek care at the hospital.  VICTIM stated that her laceration was four inches long, and was going to require several stiches to close, the medical staff at Atlantic General confided this.  The injury was non life threatening.  
      I spoke to OPERATOR 1 who mirrored the story that VICTIM had provided.  OPERATOR 1 stated that he had just about 100 hours operating vessels and did not check the weather prior to departing from the trip. No passengers received any injuries and all subject mirrored the same events as VICTIM.  
      The vessel that OPERATOR 1 was operating was a 2017 Bershire Pontoon Boat with a single 60 HP mercury outboard motor.  The weather that day was clear with an air temperature of 88 degrees, and a water temperature of 76 degrees.  The winds were out of the south at 10-15 MPH, the water was calm, and not congested.  
      The injury to VICTIM was either from her striking the skeg, the static propeller, or any other sharp surface that she passed as the boat went over the top of her.  OPERATOR 1 did the best he could in assuring the propeller was not in motion when VICTIM jumped of the boat, this reduced the potential of injury to VICTIM greatly.  No citations were issued.
      All above events occurred in Worcester county, Maryland.
  