On 6/26/11 at approx 1356hrs dispatch received a call from a citizen reporting a boat accident with injuries near sandy beach. While enroute we were told that one injured person had head and back injuries who was the operator of v1. He had no feeling in his legs. V1 operator was able to communicate with his hands and he was positioned on the bow of v1. Operator of vessel 1 was transported to hospital via airevac. V2 operator was at the marina and he stated that he was traveling on his boat south/west in the canyon. V1 was in front of v2 when he navigated around a turn in the canyon. V2 lost control in front of his boat and he looked up and saw v1 directly in front of him. V2 collided with v1. V2 went airborne almost immediately upon impact with v1. He looked over at v1 after the impact and saw the operator of v1 swaying back and forth with blood coming from his head. According to v2, v1 was traveling on a gentle curve and then it hopped once, turning sharp to the left before impact. i spoke to a passenger of v1 and he stated that v1 was traveling around 50mph before loosing control. He stated he grabbed his seat when they went airborn, the seat was ripped out and he was thrown from v1. V1 passenger stated that the operator of v1 had been drinking earlier in the day. According to witness statements and damage to watercrafts, v1 operator was not thrown from the vessel but pushed down thus the head and back injuries. Blood was taken at the hospital. Hospital stated that v1 operator had severe spinal injury.
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