On 1/21/12 at approx 1037hrs Operator came to the canyon lake aid station to report that his wife had been injured while on a boat at canyon lake. Operator stated his wife was struck on the face by a large rock. The victim was transported to the aid station in a vehicle. The victim sustained trauma to her right eye. Swelling around the eye was observed and the victim was complaining of severe pain in her head. Apache junction fire was notified of the call and they responded to the aid station. During the initial assessment the victim was going in and out of consciosness. Air evac four was notified and dispatched to the aid station. Air evac 4 arrived on scene at 1105 hours. The victim was transported to scottsdale osborne hospital in stable condition. Operator stated that he was operating the boat on the lake when they encountered large wakes from another vessel. Operator stated that he was using a large rock as an anchor. Rope was tied to the rock and it was initially placed on the bow of the boat before they hit the wakes. The rock was apparantly thrown to the back of the boat where victim was sitting. Occupant2 was also sitting towards the back of the boat and was struck on the head by an unknown object. Occupant2 had a small bump on his head and stated he did not need medical attention. The daughter of Operator and victim stated that she remembered seeing items hitting the windshield of the boat. After this happened daughter noticed her mother injured on the face. She noticed the large rock in the back of the boat, but did not see the rock hit her mother. A safety inspection of the vessel was conducted at that time. Pfd''s were available and seen on the boat. 2 fire extinguishers were also present. The boat was then trailered from the lake at the palo verde boat ramp. I saw no signs of damage to the vessel indicating that it might have run aground or collided into another vessel.
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