V1 was traveling along the Withlacoochee River when it encountered a wake causing operator and passenger to fall out of the vessel.  V1 veered toward the riverbank striking a MINOR boy in the water and a beached vessel.  No injuries were sustained. 
When I arrived on scene, I spoke with a witness. WITNESS 1 explained he was operating his vessel West along the Withlacoochee River with his friend OP1 following in his own vessel (V1). WITNESS 1 states suddenly they were no longer following so he turned back to find OP1 and his passenger both in the water and their vessel on the riverbank. 
Following this, I spoke with V1 operator OP1 and passenger. They both explained they were following WITNESS 1 along the river when their vessel caught the wake of the lead boat causing OP1 to fall out of the vessel.  OP1 states the kill switch fell of his wrist as he fell out of the vessel. PAX 1 states after the vessel flattened out following the wake, it started veering right.  He looked back and saw OP1 was no longer in the vessel. At this point, PAX 1 jumped out of the vessel to avoid crashing into land. 
The vessel veered toward the north bank, unoccupied.  Along that stretch of riverbank was a group of people and a beached vessel (V2).  In the water just before V2 was a minor.  MINOR was struck by V1 just before V1 struck V2. MINOR sustained no injuries.  V2 sustained damage to the engine and stern starboard side.  V2 owner and MINOR’s dad, stated they were parked on the bank and standing next V2 when they suddenly saw another vessel (V1) coming toward them. He called for MINOR to get out of the way while simultaneously moving.
I also spoke to two witnesses who were on the bank at the time of the incident.  Witnesses both stated an unmanned vessel V1 suddenly veered towards the riverbank running over MINOR and striking V2 before it ran ashore.  WITNESS states V1 engine was still running after running ashore. Witness states he was the one to shut the engine off. Witness states he noticed the lanyard was wrapped around the engine control handle following the accident.

Withlacoochee River
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