VESSEL 1 WAS TRAVELING WEST TOWARD SAILBOAT BRIDGE NEAR THE MOUTH OF WOLF CREEK.  OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 STATED THEY WERE TRAVELING AT APPROX  59 MPH WHE THEY HIT A SMALL WAVE AND THEN A VERY LARGE WAVE.  THE LARGE WAVE CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OV THE VESSEL.  BOTH THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE EJECTED. THE PASSENGER WAS AIR LIFTED TO FREEMANS HOSPITAL IN JOPLIN MO.  THE OPERATOR INITIALLY REFUSED TREATMENT BUT LATER TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO THE GROVE HOSPITAL.  AREA OF THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX 200 YDS E OF SAILBOAT BRIDGE AND APPROX 500 YDS SW OF HICKORY POINT AND APPROX 700 YDS NE OF BALLERINA PIER 59.
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