RedactedNarrative: On 04/17/2020 at approximately 1630 hours Florida registered vessel FL 2347 GB was operating near the Sanibel Causeway A span. The Operator went to accelerate when he heard a loud boom. Operator turned around and saw his son was engulfed in flames. Operator grabbed his son and tossed him overboard to extinguish the flames. Operator then used his fire extinguisher to extinguish the remaining flames onboard the vessel. 
  
  Operator stated, “he had just purchased the vessel and was having issues with the motor and was taking it for another test run”. Operator stated, “He and His family had launched the vessel around 1630 hours, and then began idling out towards the channel”. Operator stated, “he idled underneath the A span bridge and got approximately 120 yards away and attempted to accelerate”. Operator stated, “I went to give it gas and the boat said Boom, my son was in the back of the boat and was in the flames. I tossed him overboard. I used 3 fire extinguishers and dumped five coolers full of water on the fire in the boat’’.
  
  Operator assumed he had a gas leak that allowed fumes to build in the bilge area and when he went to accelerate something ignited the fumes causing the explosion.
  
  Occupant was riding in the back of the vessel when the explosion occurred. Victim’s right leg was on fire when his father tossed him overboard to extinguish the flames. Victim was transported to Golisano Children’s Hospital where he was treated for his burns and released.
  