While on patrol at the Indiana Dunes State Park I, Conservation Officer, overheard radio traffic of an injury to a person near Kemil Beach in Porter County. This injury was a result of a boat accident on Lake Michigan. I responded to this area and notified District 10 dispatch to have a ICO boat en-route to the area also. I arrived in the area and met with a Beverly Shores PD unit and a IDNLS Ranger in the area of State Park Rd. and Kemil Beach. The units on the beach did not see an accident at this location and I continued east along the beach to Greatwater Rd. and the beach intersection. At this location a Beverly Shores Fire truck was parked with its lights on and I could see a boat along the shoreline with a bloody person laid across the back of the boat on the swim platform. I was advised by personnel on scene that this was the subject involved in the accident and that no other people were in the water and everyone was accounted for. On the way to the scene I overheard radio traffic that a medical helicopter was requested and en-route. The patient was brought across the beach up to the road and loaded into an ambulance then transported to the landing zone to be airlifted. I briefly observed the victim and noted that he had severe head injuries and was bleeding from his mouth.
          I responded to the water’s edge to obtain as much information as I could at this time. I was advised that the PWC that was involved in the accident was out of the water and resting on the beach. The owner of the PWC (Owner 1) walked me over to the PWC and I photographed the damage. ICO 1st Sgt. arrived on scene and began to canvas the beach for any possible witness information along with IDNLS Rangers. I spoke with a group on the beach that were with the PWC operator prior to the accident. The women in the group were the wives of several Beverly Shores Fire Dept. members. They stated that they were all on the beach today and the PWC accident victim was a member of the Fire Dept. Most of the firemen were now gone at this time assisting with the landing zone. The individuals still at the scene and the individuals from the Fire Dept. I spoke with later could not provide much information on the victim. The victim had just recently applied with the Fire Dept. 2 weeks ago. I was informed that he walked down to the beach and met up with the group early in the afternoon, possibly around 2:00 pm. After I left the scene I was able to meet at the Fire Dept. and retrieve the victims application to help identify him and his contact information. The woman at the scene showed me where Victim 1 was sitting prior to going out on the PWC. His clothes were on a chair in a circle with the other chairs. There was an open beer can on the ground next to his chair. The group advised that they had only remembered seeing him drink one or two beers this afternoon while at the beach.
          I then met with the boat operator of the boat that was struck by the PWC. This individuals name is Operator 2. Operator 2 was on shore at this time as he was assisting with bringing the victim to the beach and up the hill to the ambulance. Operator 2's boat was moored just off shore at this time and ICO's 2 and 3 were on the ICO patrol boat next to them obtaining the occupants information and examining the boat for damage. Operator 2 advised me that he was heading east across the lake parallel to the shore about 1/2 mile out into the lake. He stated he was going in a straight line heading to Trail Creek Marina in Michigan City after a day on the lake. Operator 2 stated that he had consumed some alcohol earlier in the day and at this time I offered him a P.B.T. test due to the fact that this was a serious bodily injury crash. He complied and registered a .ooo on the P.B.T. test. Operator 2 stated that he was crossing the lake at about 22 knots and noticed the PWC operating to the northeast of his location. He advised that he was paying attention to the PWC due to the f
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