They fall out of a moving boat and are struck by the boat as it passes over them, they tend to fall over the side during a sharp turn or from the front of a bowrider or a pontoon boat, when the boat goes over a large wake, or fall over when the boat suddenly strikes an object.They are in the boat, the drive “jumps” into gear, they are ejected and struck by the propeller.They are in the water behind the boat with the motor running and the drive “jumps” into gear on its own.They are in the water at the back of the boat with the engine running and think the prop is in neutral, but it is turning and strikes them or pulls them in.They jump into the water just as the engine is started (sometimes to retrieve a ski rope, going down a houseboat water slide, jumping from a houseboat, etc.).They are in the water at the rear of the boat as a result of swimming or skiing and the boat/prop is backed into them, such as when backing up to a skier or backing a houseboat off a beach.They are in the water at the rear of the boat as a result of swimming or skiing and the prop is started in a forward direction.The boat circles endlessly and hits them. The boat steering system fails and goes hard to one side, ejecting one or more people.Adults have often placed themselves in harms way to try to protect children from an oncoming boat in the Circle of Death and taken the brunt of the propeller strike themselves. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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