On November 26, 2023, at approximately 2:00 PM, a 22 foot pontoon was traveling south on the Peace River at approximately 20 MPH. A 7-foot standup PWC was traveling east at approximately 20 MPH. The pontoon and PWC collided with the pontoon’s forward starboard rail hitting the port side of the PWC and the occupants left hip. The PWC occupant fell into to the water. The operator of the PWC suffered a 4 inch laceration to his left hip and received 5 staples. 
On November 26, 2023, at approximately 2:00 PM, OP2 was operating a 7 foot stand up personal watercraft on the Peace River near Cow Island. OP2 told me the following,
•	He was attempting to cross the main part of the river (west to east) to get to river tributaries on the east side of the river
•	He was going approximately 20 MPH
•	He was the only one on the PWC
•	A pontoon boat hit his PWC on the port side
•	He fell into the water
•	He had on a PFD
•	He did not realized he was injured till he returned to shore a while later
•	Pontoon operator tried to exchange information but OP2 did not accept 
•	He suffered a laceration to his left hip 
•	He self transported to Shore Point hospital in Port Charlotte
•	He received 5 staples 
•	He did not look left or right before crossing the river
•	The hull of the PWC is compromised resulting in about $15,000 worth of damage; OP2 had a 4 inch laceration to his left hip, he received 5 staples from Shore Point Hospital in Port Charlotte.

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