On the evening of july 13, 2013, operator took his family and friends out on the lake to enjoy the day.  They were tubing and riding around in the boat.  At some point in the day, two people got out of the boat and were on the land near the badin swimming area.  They were watching operator pull two big bertha tubes, each with two people onboard.  Operator had three others in the boat with him.  As they were going to call it a day and start heading into the shore, operator was able to hit one more wave.  When operator hit the wave, wind caught the tube that victim1 and victim2 were in causing it to lift higher on one side.  That caused victim1 to collide into victim2 knocking them both into the water.  Victim1 popped up out of the water and stated that she could not breathe.  Victim2 and other tuber were able to help victim1 into the boat.  Operator then continued 20-25 feet into the shore.  From there victim1 became unresponsive.  Four people were able to put victim1 into the van.  Operator drove down the gravel road and came out on highway 740 and he ran right into me.  I was sitting at the badin lake patrol office.  Operator pulled up to me in a van and rolled down the passenger side window and stated he would talk to me in a minute.  As operator walked around the van, he opened the passenger door and that is when i saw victim1 laying there unconscious.  Operator stated they had just been involved in a tubing accident.  Other tuber was in the back of the van holding victim1's neck so it would not move.  
T 4:38pm i made contact with the stanly co sheriff department and advised them of the tubing accident and stanly ems was dispatched.  I then handed the phone to operator so he could answer the question stanly co dispatch was asking.  While operator was doing that, i was checking to see if victim1 had a pulse and if she was breathing.  Victim1 had a very strong and rapid pulse.  I was also able to tell that victim1 was breathing.  Shortly after i got off the phone with dispatch, the badin first responders showed up and were able to get victim1 out of the van and onto a backboard.  As soon as they got victim1 out of the van, the ambulance got there so we put her in the back of it.  Victim1 was taken to stanly county regional medical center and then later she was airlifted to carolina medical center-main.  Victim2 was also injured in the tubing accident.  Victim2 was taken to stanly county regional hospital and was checked out and released.
Operator was the owner and operator of the vessel.  operator had all required safety equipment in his vessel.  Alcohol was not a contributing factor in this accident.
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