The vessel was fishing near Lighthouse Lakes, they decided to look for a new fishing spot and headed towards the Lydia Ann Channel.  While underway, making way the victim was sitting on the bow deck facing the center console. The operator hit a rough patch of wake and the victim skipped across the deck and fell out of the vessel. The victim was run over by the vessel and was found floating, face down in the water unconscious by the passengers on board. The passengers jumped into the water to retrieve the victim and after doing so, immediately noticed upon bringing him on board that he was not breathing and started doing CPR. They brought him to Fisherman's Wharf boat ramp in Port Aransas to meet the Ambulance. The victim had a head laceration on the top of his head but is unknown which part of the boat caused it. 

All occupants were questioned, and the operator was checked for sobriety. No signs of intoxication were shown for the driver. Pictures of the vessel and information from the GPS were documented, water safety inspection was performed, and gathered the victim's information. He was taken to Corpus Christi Medical Center Bayview Area and was transferred to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at 8:20 pm for further treatment. On August 18, 2023, I checked on the status of the victim and injuries. The victim has a nasal fracture, T9 fracture, L1-2 fracture, head laceration at the hairline that required 9 staples and is on ECMO. The victims nurse stated that his prognosis is good at this point. As of, October 2, 2023, the victim has been in the ICU under close watch and has suffered from multiple heart attacks, conscious only a couple times, and has no recollection of the incident. The brother stated that the victim should be being moved to a long-term care unit.
5094 LYDIA ANN CHANNEL
Port Aransas                  