On the above date four passengers and one operator were ejected form a vessel.
On 4/1/23 I responded to Eaton's Beach on Lake Weir in reference to a single vessel accident. As part of my investigation, I interviewed the operator of vessel 1, who advised the following:

•	Conditions were windy and the water was choppy. 
•	Vessel 1 was travelling North from Eaton's Beach with three passengers aboard.
•	Two passengers were standing port of the center console holding onto the T-top, and a third passenger was seated in front of the console. 
•	The vessel was traveling approximately 20 mph, when it made an abrupt turn to starboard ejecting all 4 occupants into the water.

The operator advised that the boat "pulls to the right a little" and he let go of the wheel for a second to catch a drink that had fallen from a drink holder. He believes this is when the boat caught the water just right causing it to jerk suddenly.

Written statements were collected from all three occupants and all seem to corroborate the operator's version of the incident. See attached. 

The only injury reported was a minor laceration to the operator’s head when he came in contact with the T-top.

The vessel’s T-top became detached from the vessel during this incident. See attached photos.;VICTIM:Minor laceration to head.
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