On july 27, 2013, operator was operating his vessel north on the icw about a half mile north of surf city while pulling a tube.  At about marker 59, the tube shot to the right after being pulled on top of a wake for some time and glanced off of a channel marker. Tuber1, who was on the right side of the tube, saw that the tube had a chance of striking the channel marker thus trying to jump off of the tube before impact consequently putting himself in line with the marker causing him to impact the marker by accident.
Operator and subject immediately turned and retrieved tuber1 from the icw.  Operator and subject started cpr as soon as they retrieved tuber1 from the water because of his lack of consciousness.  After a few seconds, tuber1 began breathing again on his own.  Tuber1 was then transported to the surf city access area where he was then taken to new hanover regional medical center in wilmington.
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