On 7/3/2023 at approximately 1746 hours OP1 was operating his 2016 20-foot Sea Pro on the Santa Fe River heading in an Easterly direction. The vessel was equipped with a 150 horsepower Mercury outboard motor.  The vessel was traveling around a curve in the Santa Fe River on the South side of the river. While rounding the curve OP1 observed a Tri-Toon Pontoon vessel traveling in a Westerly Direction on the West side of the Santa Fe River. 
The Tri-Toon Pontoon vessel was said to be creating a large wake. OP1 stated he was traveling at approximately 38 miles per hour on plane. When he observed the large wake, he began pulling back on the throttle of his vessel and entered the wake. Once his vessel contacted the wake the vessel made a hard port side turn towards the North side of the Santa Fe River. The subject, “SUBJECT 1”, who was standing on the starboard side of the vessel just behind the operator’s seat. SUBJECT 1 was thrown from the vessel off the starboard side and landed in the water. A second subject, “SUBJECT 2”, was sitting on the Port/Stern side of the vessel. SUBJECT 2 jumped from the vessel before making impact with the Bald Cypress Tree. SUBJECT 2 landed in the water amongst a dead tree that was laying in the water.
All other subjects fell inside the vessel as it headed straight towards a Bald Cypress tree on the bank of the Santa Fe River. Before making impact with the tree, “victim”, who was standing next to OP1 on the Port side of the operator’s seat turned the vessels wheel towards the Port side. In doing so the vessel turn and struck the Bald Cypress tree on the Starboard side of the vessel forward the helm. 
This caused the vessel to pitch up on the starboard transverse plane. The vessel contacted the Santa Fe Riverbank which was mostly grey clay. From the surface of the water to the top of the riverbank was approximately 30 inches in vertical height. The vessel pitched its bow up on the Longitudinal plane and entered the brush onshore. VICTIM: According to VICTIM he was take to Lake City Regional Medical Center and underwent a CT Scan. The CT Scan reveled that he suffered a concussion from impacting the back of his skull on the vessel during the accident.

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