Around 4:20, 45-year-old Mark Strus, a civil engineer from Michigan, USA, and his three children were kayaking on the northern side of Caye Caulker when a boat, traveling at moderate speed toward San Pedro Town, crossed their path.

Strus and his son jumped from the kayak to avoid the collision, but he went underwater and was struck by the boat, causing a large wound to the back of his head. The boat's captain, 33-year-old Wilson Gonzalez, a tour guide from San Pedro Town, assisted Strus and rushed him to the Caye Caulker Polyclinic. Gonzalez was operating a 25-foot skiff named *Reely Hooked*.

Police found Strus at the Caye Caulker Polyclinic receiving medical attention for the profusely bleeding wound on the back of his head. He was airlifted to Belize City for treatment.

Authorities have confirmed that Strus remains in critical but stable condition.