ON 8/6/2011 victim WAS BROUGHT TO THE AID STATION AT APACHE LAKE REFERENCE A SKIER MISHAP THAT OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS BEING PULLED ON A TUBE IN THE MAIN BAY. SHE RELATED TO ME THAT THE BOAT HAD TURNED AND WHEN SHE BEGAN TO SLIDE ACROSS THE WATER HER TUBE CAUGHT THE WAKE FROM THE BOAT AND OTHER SURROUNDING BOATS CAUSING HER TO FALL OFF THE TUBE. DUE TO THE FORCE CAUSED FROM THE TURN AND THE WAKE SHE SKIPPED ACROSS THE WATER HITTING THE WAKE CASUING PAIN AND PAIN TO TOUCH IN HER UPPER LEFT CHEST AREA. PARAMEDIC ASSESSED HER COMPLAINT AND SHE RELATED TO HIM SHE WOULD HAVE HER FRIEND TAKE HER TO COBRA VALLEY HOSPITAL. I LATER TALKED TO THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE WATERCRAFT, AND HE RELATED TO ME THE SAME INFORMATION THAT victim HAD SAID BEFORE. operator WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED A BOAT ACCIDENT BUT WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS AND THIS REPORT WOULD TAKE CARE OF HIS NOTIFICATION. I NOTED THERE WAS NO ALCOHOL ON THE WATERCRAFT AND operator HAD NOT CONSUMED ALCOHOL THAT DAY. I ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE SUFFICIENT PFDS AS WELL AND THEY WERE READILY AVAILABLE. NOTHING FURTHER.
TORTILLA FLATS                