Guy fell off his own boat and landed face first on the propeller.....
 

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/ne...ef=cbTopWidget

A 33-year-old Lantana-area man will need reconstruction surgeries to his skull, mouth, nose and cheeks after his face was struck by his boat’s propeller last weekend.

A large wave created by a passing boat knocked Daniel Pena overboard and beneath his own boat south of the Ocean Avenue bridge, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. His nephews with whom he was spending the afternoon on the Intracoastal Waterway immediately jumped into the water and struggled to pull Pena back into the boat, FWC said in a report made public Thursday.


Pena lost all of his teeth and part of his tongue, said Jaquelin P. Garza, his sister-in-law. He remains in intensive care at Delray Medical Center and will be moved to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for at least 20 rounds of surgery.

“It’s going to be a long process to recovery,” Garza said.

Pena’s family has created a GoFundMe webpage to help cover his mounting medical costs. He is married with two young children and is employed as an air-conditioning repairman.
g to the GoFundMe page. Because of the extent of his injuries, Pena has not been able to speak, but has been able to communicate by writing with his left hand, the page said.

Pena had gone out for the day on the water with his nephews, Daniel and David Garza of West Palm Beach, ages 29 and 26, respectively and their friend Joseph Villareal, 25, of Wellington, to celebrate David’s birthday. His boat, an 18-foot 2015 Mako CC Flats boat, was traveling south on the Intracoastal and heading back to the dock at about 5 p.m. when he tried to cross the wake from an oncoming vessel, according to the FWC report.

As Pena’s nephews struggled to save him, Daniel sustained a small cut to the top of his head, the FWC report

“My nephews were very brave to get into the water and save him,” Jaquelin Garza said. “But to pull (him) back into the boat that is looping around without stopping was really hard. They were struggling, but finally they did it.”

Pena was flown to Delray Medical Center by a Trauma Hawk helicopter, FWC said.

Pena has long been an avid fisherman who would often went out with friends on their boats, said Jaquelin Garza, a marketing specialist at The Palm Beach Post. Last year, Pena decided to buy his own boat.

“He was very cautious,” Garza said. “He took a course on the safety issues. He knows the speed limits from bridge to bridge. The fact that other, bigger boats they come by so fast, that’s the danger that is there in the Intracoastal.”

The FWC said in its report that it is investigating whether alcohol played a role in the incident. It was not known if the operator of the other boat was aware of what happened to Pena’s vessel.

Holy $hit...

No doubt!!! :eek:

Saw it happen to a girl here during an island party. Boat was stuck, she (along with others) were pushing, and the owner had the motor going at throttle trying to get unstuck, her arm slipped and that was that.

Really ugly scene and the girl did not make it.

...I think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit, horrible...

What on earth are people thinking. I guess most people just don't know...

thinking is not a normal option when alcohol is involved im sure

There, I fixed it.

lol

I bet a law suit will be next. Does seem like a tether is a good idea on any boat.

Curious I thought everybody had health insurance now why does he need a go fund me page?

Yes I am more than a little sarcastic with that last comment.

No clue....lots of people yelling at them to stop and all that but it happened so fast there was little anyone could do.

Good God. Why would anyone even have the boat running with people behind it? Stupid.

Wasn't there a thread last year where a CC with multiple outboards got stuck on a sandbar and a guy pushing on it slipped and fell on at least a couple of the props at WOT?? I think the boat had a Vodka ad wrap on it. Scattered the poor guy all over the beach as I recall.

ya...it was in Miami area and a Hydra Sport with some big O/B power.

And in Boston with a cruiser, girl lost her arm chasing a seat cushion. Unfortunately the operator had a few, didn't even know she jumped off but was in serious sh!t anyway.

"He was very cautious. He took a course on the safety issues."

Must have been absent the day tethers were discussed.

The pilots show the epitome of calm under immense pressure. Not only did they get down safely, they were able to stop before hitting that huge rock! Good on ya!..

These people reproduce...

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Damn, this guy is 33, does HVAC, has 2 kids, is named Daniel, has a boating friend named Joe... besides the 10 year difference that`s me. and my cleavers are nasty dangerous.
Somebody trying to tell me something??

Yes: Wear your tether, and stay away from food processors. No smoothies this week.

Ryan

I think they are saying don't buy one of those dangerous CC boats!

^^^ I knew it!!

Nate 6.0 , all his fault really .

So you ready to help push me off the sand bar?

I would have figured he would have cleared the props,falling out the back ,maybe he went over side and got pulled under?

I think, easier to have happen than what we think.

I've been in the situation on my boats, a few times where I thought of how easy that would be to have happen.

Very scary and can't even imagine having it happen or being a witness to it.

...Or he was on the bow platform at speed and bounced forward. Article said it was a 18' flats Mako - helm to engine length is about the height of a person. To go from helm area, over the side and all the way in front of the prop seems like a lot in a few second but I guess it can happen.

There was a young girl up in the Muskoka's that was riding in the bow of their family 200 Nautique open bow. They hit a wave and she bounced out of the boat and was clipped by the prop and lost part of her leg.. That was a sad day as they were nice kids.

However it happened, this guy's life will not be the same.

Guy doesn't look as bad as I thought he would:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/ne...area-ma/nrpw7/


WEST PALM BEACH — A boating accident, that resulted in horribly disfiguring injuries to Daniel Pena when he was thrown overboard and sliced by his own vessel’s propeller, wasn’t caused by a wake from another watercraft but by a steering malfunction, an attorney representing the suburban Lake Worth man said Wednesday.

Shortly after filing a lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, attorneys representing the 33-year-old married father of two say they will seek millions from Tracker Marine in connection with the March 5 crash on the Intracoastal Waterway about a mile south of the Ocean Avenue bridge in Lantana.

Can't possibly be an accident or act of God. Must be manufacturer's fault.

Accidents and God don't have any money.........Hopefully the manufacturer has a one liner in their owners manual that states "lanyards must be used at all times"