ON JULY 4th, VICTIM WAS RIDING ON A TUBE TOWED BY BOAT OPERATED BY HER SISTER'S BOY FRIEND. THE 13 YR OLD SISTER OF THE BOAT OPERATOR WAS ALSO RIDING ON THE TUBE. ABOUT 4 PM BOTH RIDERS FELL OFF THE TUBE WITH THE VICTIM'S KNEE STRIKING THE OTHER TUBE RIDER IN THE HEAD. WHEN THE BOAT CAME AROUND TO PICK UP THE TUBE RIDERS, THE INJURED RIDER NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO GET ABOARD THE BOAT AND MENTIONED HER KNEE REALLY HURT. THE OTHER TUBE RIDER CONTINED RIDING FOR AWHILE. THE INJURED TUBE RIDER HAD THE BOAT-OPERATOR DROP HER OFF AT THE BOAT OWNER'S DOCK. THEN THE INJURED TUBE RIDER THEN DROVE TO HER HOME. A WEEK LATER, HER PARENTS TOOK HER FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AT AN EMERGENCY FACILITY FOR THE SEVERELY SWOLLEN LEG. SHE WAS TREATED AND WAS RELEASED. ON 7-24-10 VICTIM COLLAPSED AT HER PARENT'S HOME. 911 WAS CALLED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE/TRANSPORT. THE VICTIM DIED AT THE MEDICAL FACILITY DUE TO A PULMINARY EMBOLISM CAUSED BY THE BOATING-TUBING INCIDENT INJURY.
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