PER WITNESS STATEMENTS, V1 WAS OPERATING NORTH ON SAINT MARKS RIVER, PRESUMED TO BE IN SHALLOW WATER, STRIKING A FIXED OBJECT THAT WAS SUBMERGED, FORCING THE MOTOR TO BREAK OFF THE STERN AND LAND IN OP1 LAP, INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE AND UPPER LEFT ARM. 
SUBJECT WAS RETRIEVED BY 2 WITNESSES AND TRANSPORTED TO NEWPORT BOAT RAMP WHERE HE WAS TURNED OVER TO WAKULLA EMS, AND LATER ADMITTED AT TMH. 
OP1 WAS THE SOLO OCCUPANT, NO OTHER VESSELS OR PERSONS WERE INVOVLED DURING THE INCIDENT. 
While on patrol, at approximately 8:45 pm, I received a call from our Tallahassee Regional Communication Dispatch Center (TRCC) reference a possible boating accident on the Saint Marks River involving injuries. Shortly after, TRCC advised one subject that was onboard the vessel suffered deep lacerations to his extremities, which Wakulla EMS transported the victim from Newport Boat Ramp to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
I arrived at Newport Boat Ramp at 2107 along with the Wakulla County Sheriff Office. 
Two witnesses (REPORTING PARTIES) were on scene that assisted the victim WITH transportation to Newport boat ramp:
STATEMENTS FROM WITNESS 1 and 2: 
Subjects were on their recreational vessel traveling north on the Saint Marks River between the hours of 7:30-8:30 pm, both witnesses observed OP1 on his vessel also traveling north at unknown rate of speed, presumed to be in shallow water, where his motor struck a submerged object causing it to break off the stern and flip forward onto  OP1, which the parts of the motor (skeg, propellor and or fly wheel) cut his upper left arm and lower left knee. Witnesses 1 and 2 retrieved OP1 from his vessel and transported him to Newport boat ramp and turned him over to Wakulla EMS. ; VICTIM:LACERATION TO LOWER KNEE AND ONE LACERATION ON THE UPPER ARM.

SAINT MARKS RIVER
CRAWFORDVILLE                 