THE VICTIM AND TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS PLANNED TO JUMP FROM THE MOVING BOAT WHILE THE OPERATOR RAN THE BOAT AT FULL SPEED.  ALL OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN CONSUMING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN VARYING QUANTITIES.  WHEN THE VICTIM JUMPED FROM THE FRONT OF THE BOAT HE STRUCK SOMETHING, EITHER THE BOAT OR DEBRIS AND SUSTAINED A HEAD LACERATION AND SKULL FRACTURE AS WELL AS A LACERATED RIGHT HAND.  THERE WERE NO PFD'S USED.  VICTIM WAS AIR LIFTED BY PARKVIEW SAMARITAN HELICOPTER TO FORT WAYNE FOR SURGERY.
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