PWC#2 WAS FOLLOWING A PONTOON BOAT WHEN HE DECIDED TO DO A SHARP 180 DEGREE TURN TO SEE WHERE THE OTHER TWO PWC'S WERE AT THAT WERE FOLLOWING HIM. WHEN PWC#1 DID THE TURN IT CREATED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPRAY WHICH CONCEALED PWC#1 LOCATION. PWC#2 HAD BEEN INCREASING SPEED TO CATCH UP TO PWC#2. PWC#1 LOST SIGHT OF PWC#2 LOCATION DUE TO THE SPRAY AND STRUCK PWC# 2 IN THE PORT SIDE ABOUT MIDSHIP. THE COLLISION CAUSED BOTH PWC OPERATORS TO FALL OFF THEIR PWC. THE IMPACT SENT PWC#2 OPERATOR AIRBORNE APROX 10 FEET IN HEIGHT & LANDED IN THE WATER WITH SEVERE INJURIES. PWC#2 OPERATOR SUFFERED A BROKEN PELVIS & VERTEBRAE.
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