On July 13, 2013 at approximately 4:00pm. A single vessel skier mishap resulting in one injury occurred in Tchefuncte River. At the time of the incident, the vessel (vessel 1) was owned and operated by the same person.  Subject1 was the only passenger on board and was acting as the observer. Subject2 was being towed behind vessel 1 by a 70’ rope attached to vessel 1 providing 53’ rope, on a Hyperlite Shaun Murray 138, 32’ wakeboard. Subject2, who was wakeboarding for the first time, fractured his right femur while attempting to get up on the wake board. Subject2 was wearing an adult type III PFD during the incident. Alcohol and drug use is not suspected. It was determined that operator did not take the required boating education class and he was cited at the scene.
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