Synopsis: Wakeboard Hit a lady in the head and she went to the hospital.

Initial Call: On July 19, 2009 around 1420 hours Park Ras, received a radio call from Park Seasonal who told us that a lady had been hit in the back of the head by a wakeboard while out in the water. she also said that the injured party was bleeding from a cut just above her left ear.  She said that the injured party was going to go to the hospital.  Ranger asked if I could take this call since he was out in the boat.  I told him I could take it and was on my way over to Painted Rock Campground.  Park seasonal  informed me that the injured party was on their way to the hospital.  I told her that I would meet them there.  Around 1435 hours was the time the injured party left Painted Rock.  I informed Sanpete County Dispatch and let them know at that time of the incident and to notified Gunnison Valley Hospital. 

Officer Response: Around 1500 hours I arrived at the hospital and met up with the injured skier, and  the operator of the boat and who drove the skier to the hospital.  We took the skier into the emergency room, leaving her in the care of a nurse.  I questioned the operator about what happen to cause the injury.  He told me that he thinks the skier was trying to jump a wake  when she wrecked.  He also thinks that the wakeboard hit her in the back of the head possibly knocking her unconscious for a few seconds.  Operator also stated that when he jumped in to the water and pulledthe skier towards the boat.  she was acting disoriented and bleeding from her head.

Conclusion: The nurse at Gunnison Valley Hospital said that she had a laceration above her left ear and that they were going to do a cat scan.
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