SYNOPSIS

On Saturday, July 28, 2012 at approximately 12:00 hours, a boating accident occurred involving the injury of two juvenile males while being pulled behind a vessel on a tube in the Welaka area of the St. Johns River in Putnam County, Florida.  The tube overturned causing the two juveniles to collide together as they were ejected from the tube and into the water.  One juvenile was temporarily knocked un-conscious and was transported by Life Flight to Shands Hospital in Gainesville.  The other juvenile was transported by his parents to the same hospital for evaluation. 


For a full report contact FWC Northeast Regional Ocala Office:
1239 S.W. 10th Street
Ocala,FL.
34471



The victim was admitted to Shands Hospital in Gainseville for evaluation by a doctor. Evaluation and treatment and the hospital included; -CT Scans After observation and testing the victim was released later that day with a concussion from blunt force trama.  The cause of injury is believed to be impact with the other juvenile victim while being ejected from the tube they were being pulled on. 

Second victim: The victim was admitted to Shands Hospital in Gainseville for evaluation by a doctor.  Evaluation at the hospital included: - CT Scans - X-Rays of the lungs (X-Ray results showed signs of water in lungs) - Sonogram of the Abdoman After observation and testing at the hospital the victim was released later that day with a concussion from blunt force trama.  The cause of injury to the victim is believed to be impact with the other juvenile occupant's head at the same  time of impact with the water while being ejected from the tube that was pulling them.
WELAKA                        