‘Torn to Shreds’: Man Might Lose Leg After Woman Backs Boat Propeller into Him in Alleged Drunken Accident

Kelly McCandless has been arrested in connection with the incident that seriously injured Kyle Lively

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 live.”

When he called for help, Lively was reportedly saved by three people present at the scene who “tied tourniquets around his legs” and called emergency services, per the fundraiser.

Lively's sister, Marie Lively, told NBC DFW that her brother's left leg might be amputated.

“We just found out actually that there’s a high percentage that he might actually lose his left leg," she told the outlet.

In the GoFundMe, Lively's family expressed hope that he will recover, but they said the family will need financial help.

"The doctors hope he will be able to walk again, and we know that he will," they said in the fundraiser. "We also know this is going to be a long recovery, an uphill battle and a huge financial struggle for Kyle and his family."

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Kelly McCandless was arrested in connection with the incident, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirms with PEOPLE.

McCandless, of Kennedale, Texas, was arrested on a charge of “boating while intoxicated,” according to Tarrant County jail records.

It wasn’t immediately clear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on her behalf. 

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