On 05/24/09 at approximately 1701 hours, Ofc was dispatched to the scene of a personal injury boating accident involving a personal watercraft. This accident occurred at a dock located along the Herring Creek waterway, and more specifically located south of the Route 50 bridge which overpasses Herring Creek.

Upon Ofc arrival, he was advised that the victim/operator of the personal watercraft was possibly seriously injured, and had left the scene several minutes before by way of Ocean City Fire Dept. Ambulance, which transported the injured victim/operator to a helicopter landing zone. Maryland State Police Helicopter subsequently transported the victim/operator to John's Hopkins Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Md. Through interviews with witnesses at the scene, the victim/operator was identified as a 13 year old white female from Rising Sun, Md.. Ofc made contact with a witness at the scene of the accident. Witness advised that at approximately 1645 hours, victim was riding his Personal Watercraft with his permission, and as she was returning to the dock  at approximately 1/2 speed/throttle, she ran underneath the wooden dock, knocking herself off the ski and injuring her chin and forehead. witness stated that there was a support broken underneath the wooden dock, and the PWC had some superficial fiberglass damage to the front area forward of the steering controls.
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