Vessel A was backing out of the beach at Medicine Creek SRA. The operator advised there were several kids on the front and on the rear of the boat. The operator said there was also a lily-pad float pad attached to the rear of the boat. 

He said as he was backing up very slowly, one of the kids yelled, "Stop!" the operator said when he heard someone yell stop, he attempted to go into neutral, but instead, throttled the boat forward. 

The Operator advised it was at this point the victim was sucked into the prop of the boat. The operator said he wasn't sure if the victim had jumped onto the lily-pad intentionally, or had fallen on it accidentally, but the lily-pad had 'curled up' while he was backing up, placing the victim in the path of the prop. The operator advised he was pre-occupied trying to keep track of the other kids and an infant child. The operator said the victim was wearing a Sterns life-jacket at the time of the accident.
Medicine Creek SRA
Cambridge                     