ON 07/18/2009 AT 1030HRS, THIS OFFICER SPOKE WITH THE VICTIM, WHILE SHE WAS AT CHESTER RIVER HOSPITAL. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A WAKEBOARD ACCIDENT TWO DAYS PRIOR,ON THURSDAY 07/16, ON THE SASSAFRAS RIVER.SHE STATED SHE DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE PAIN.
SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS WAKEBOARDING WITH FRIENDS THURSDAY,07/16,AT APPROX. 1900HRS. THEY WERE ON THE SASSAFRAS RIVER,NEAR GREGG NECK MARINA, THE BOAT THAT WAS PULLING HER IS OWNED AND WAS OPERATED BY subject 1. THE BOAT IS A 1987 FORMULA,24' IN LENGTH.ONE OTHER INDIVIDUAL WAS ON BOARD, AND ONE SUBJECT WAS BEING PULLED ON A SECOND WAKEBOARD ALONG WITH THE VICTIM. SHE STATED SHE HIT A WAKE WRONG,AND GOT THROWN FORWARD INTO THE WATER.SHE REMEMBERS SEING UNDERWATER,AND WHEN SHE CAME UP,SHE SAW STARS.SHE HAD ALSO CHIPPED 2 FRONT TEETH. SHE STATED THAT ONCE THE STARS WERE GONE SHE FELT OK,SO SHE DID NOT SEEK ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE NEXT DAY,SHE HAD SLIGHT NECK PAIN.SATURDAY MORNING,SHE HAD MORE NECK PAIN,SO HER MOTHER TOOK HER INTO CHESTER RIVER HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OUT.AFTER AN EVALUATION,Dr. DIAGNOSED victim WITH WHIPLASH. HE RELEASED HER WITH A PRESCRIPTION FOR TYLENOL WITH COEDINE,EXTRA STRENGTH MOTRIN,AND SOME NECK EXERCISED TO DO. I SPOKE WITH HER AGAIN ON MONDAY 7/20,AND SHE STATED THAT SHE FELT MUCH BETTER.
DAYS LATER I WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN subject 1 REFERENCE TO THE ACCIDENT,AND HE STATED THE SAME FACTS.HE SAID THE WATER WAS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.BOTH PARTIES STATED THAT ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED.
THIS OFFICER FINDS NO FAULT WITH THE OPERATOR NOR THE VICTIM IN THIS ACCIDENT.NO CHARGES ARE PENDING.THIS OFFICER REQUESTS THIS CASE TO BE CLOSED.
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