Man Might Lose Leg After He’s Struck by Boat Propeller in Alleged Drunken Accident [Video]

A Texas man has suffered severe injuries after a woman allegedly backed a boat propeller into him while intoxicated, authorities claim.

The incident took place on Saturday, June 22, when a boat driver allegedly backed over the man and “struck him with a propeller prop,” the Azle Fire Department tells PEOPLE. 

The department did not confirm the identity of the alleged victim, but according to a GoFundMe set up by his family, he is Kyle Lively, a father of two, who was in Eagle Mountain Lake near Fort Worth, Texas. 

His family says Lively was “unexpectedly thrown off the back of his boat” in the incident, an account the Azle Fire Department confirmed with NBC DFW. 

“He was backed up over and his thighs and knees were torn to shreds by the propellers,” the family said in the fundraiser. “He was able to get himself to the surface of the water using his arms and will to …