RedactedNarrative: On 07/18/2020 at approximately 10:20 a.m. a rental pontoon boat was being operated near Pillsbury Point on West Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County, Iowa. There were 17 total occupants on the boat. While cruising, a hat blew off the head of one of the occupants of the boat. The operator, OPERATOR 1, turned the boat around to retrieve the hat. The operator approached the hat with the starboard side of the boat. The operator attempted to place the throttle in neutral, but failed to fully disengage the throttle. As the boat was passing the hat, and while the boat was still moving, the victim jumped from the stern area of the boat with the intention of retrieving the hat. 
  
  The operator did not realize that the victim had jumped in to retrieve the hat until the victim was yelling for help. The victim stated that when she entered the water, she felt like current was pulling her into the boat. She attempted to kick away from the boat and was instead caught in the prop causing lacerations to her left knee area and right foot. 
  
  Passengers in the boat pulled the victim back into the boat. A nearby boat helped direct the pontoon to the nearest public dock where they were met by EMS personnel and the victim was transported to Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The victim was treated by a doctor and released the next day. 
  
  This incident was a result of carelessness of both the operator and the victim. The operator should have been observant of the activity of his passengers and prevented the victim from jumping into the water. The operator should have also made certain that the engine was off before any passengers entered the water. The victim should have communicated with the operator before entering the water to ensure conditions were safe to do so. The victim was wearing a lifejacket when she jumped in but also admitted to drinking 1 alcoholic beverage.