THE OPERATOR OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT WITH FEMALE PASSENGER STRUCK EITHER AN EXPOSED OR PARTIALLY SUBMERGED SANDBAR NEAR SOUTH DOWNSTREAM END OF BUCKHORN ISLAND. BOTH SUBJECTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THEY WERE EJECTED OVER HANDLEBAR. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO PASSAVANT HOSPITAL IN JACKSONVILLE. operator WAS ARRESTED FOR OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. BLOOD AND URINE SAMPLES WERE TAKEN AT HOSPITAL. Operator had a blood alcohol content of 0.021. Citation was dismissed.


A WITNESS SAW SUBJECTS HIT SOMETHING NEAR BUCKHORN ISLAND AND SAW SUBJECTS BEING EJECTED. THE PERSONAL WATERCRAFT IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A VIOLENT SPIN.
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