subject launched vessel 2, a Kawaski jetski (IN4131DG), at the Lick Fork Boat Ramp at Patoka Lake at approximately 2:30 pm.  Operator2 and Operator1 were also riding on the jetski. They went to Gilligan's Boat Rental where Operator1 got on a different jetski, vessel 1 (IN6093DF).  Operator2 and Subject switched places, so Operator2 was now operating vessel 2.  Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 went from the docks at Gilligan's under the 145 Causeway bridge and to the right towards the five mile an hour zone.  Once there they made a U-Turn and were returning towards the bridge.  Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 were operating parallel with Vessel 2 slightly ahead of Vessel 1. Vessel 2 was moving just ahead of Vessel 1 when the operator of Vessel 2 cut the machine sharply towards the path of Vessel 1 causing both occupants on Vessel 2 to fall off and into the water.  The operator of vessel 1 was splashed in the face and he let go of the throttle to wipe his eyes.  When operator 1 opened his eyes he was heading right for the two occupants of vessel 2 in the water. Operator 1 remembers striking one of the people in the water.  Operator 1 then picked up the passenger of vessel 2 and took him to Gilligan's Boat Rental dock.  Operator 2 swam back to Vessel 2 and also made his way to Gilligan's Boat Rental dock.  Crawford County Sheriff Department and EMS were dispatched to the scene along with Indiana Conservation Officer.  Operator 2 sustained a laceration to the right side of his head needing five staples to close.  The passenger on Vessel 2 sustained a large laceration on right side of his forehead just above his eyebrow.  Both patients were transported to Crawford County EMS to Jasper Memorial Hospital. Both subject were treated and released that same day. 

Operator2 had taken a Boater ED Class in Wisconsin this summer.  Operator2 had approximately one hour of previous jetski operation.  Operator1 works at Gilligan's Boat Rental and operates jetskis on a regular basis.
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