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The duties of operators and witnesses of accidents are as follows:

A. The operator of any watercraft involved in an accident which results in injury or death to any person or causes damage to property immediately shall stop the watercraft at the scene of the accident, or as close thereto as possible, and shall remain at the scene of the accident until the operator has fulfilled the additional requirements of this section.

B. The operator of any watercraft involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to property shall do the following:

1. In the event of a collision with another occupied watercraft or an accident involving personal injury or death, give the other operator, surviving occupant or any person not injured as a result of the accident his name, address, and the identifying number of the boat which he was operating and the name and address of the other occupants of the watercraft and shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the carrying or the making of arrangements for the carrying of such person to a physician or hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person or on his behalf. Under no circumstances shall the rendering of assistance or other compliance with the provisions of this subsection be evidence of the liability of any operator for such accident.

2. In the event of a collision with an unattended watercraft or in the event of an accident resulting only in damage to property, the operator of the colliding watercraft shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or other person in charge of such watercraft or other property of such fact and of his name, address, and the identifying number of the boat which he was operating and the name and address of the other occupants of the watercraft.

C. Any witness to an accident shall furnish to the operator, owner, or injured person his or her name and address. [Ord. 8655 § 3(R)(1), 1978].