On 8/23/2011, Conservation Officer was made aware of a boating incident that occurred the previous day.  CO met with three people at North Twin to investigate the incident.

Kneeboarder told CO that he was kneeboarding and when the boat turned around, there was a lot of slack in the pull rope.  Kneeboarder attempted to pull some of the slack to stay upright, and when the rope went tight, it coiled around his right thumb.  Kneeboarder fell into the water.  When he surfaced he realized that he had injured his thumb and started yelling.  The boat pulled around and Kneeboarder was pulled into the boat by occupant.  Operator called 911 and drove to shore.  

Kneeboarder was transported by Calhoun County EMS to Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.  Kneeboarder's thumb was stripped of the skin, muscle and tendons from the knuckle to the end of the thumb.  The bone was also broken.  Kneeboarder said they cut the bone off just above the knuckle and pulled the skin that was left back over the thumb, attaching whatever muscle and tendons that were left.

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