Park Ranger responded to two personal watercraft with injuries in the Main Area of the park.  Two female operators were both injured requiring first aid and emergency care and then admitted for hospital care.  Vessel 2 operator was on the starboard side and was the stand on vessel  and vessel 1 was on the port side as the give way vessel.  Both vessel operators were operating with close proximity to one another at a moderate rate of speed.  Vessel 1 struck  vessel 2, ramped up onto vessel 2 and struck that operator in the torso according to evidence.  Both operators were ejected and sustained injuries. Vessel 2 operator sustained the greater injuries and had both airway and neck trauma.
Elephant Butte                