BOAT#2 WAS ANCHORED ABOUT 75-100 FEET FROM SHORELINE. BOAT#1 MET UP WITH BOAT#2 TO PICK UP TWO FEMALES TO RIDE IN ONE TUBE & ONE OBSERVER. BOAT#1 LEFT TOWING THE TWO FEMALE RIDERS HEADING NORTH FROM BOAT#2.  BOAT#1 TURNED EAST TO AVOID ONCOMING BOAT TRAFFIC. BOAT#1 THEN TURNED SOUTH TO AVOID AN ONCOMING BOAT. BOAT#1 THEN TURNED WEST TO AVOID ANOTHER ONCOMING BOAT. BY THIS TIME BOAT#1 WAS HEADING DIRECTLY TOWARD ANCHORED BOAT#2. BOAT#1 OPERATOR TURNED SHARPLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AVOIDING BOAT#2. BUT THIS ACTION SWUNG THE TUBE WITH RIDERS OUT WIDE. ONE TUBE RIDER EVACUATED THE TUBE BEFORE IT STRUCK BOAT#2. THE OTHER RIDER DID NOT AND RODE THE TUBE INTO BOAT#2 FRACTURING HER SACRUM. BOAT#1 OPERATOR'S HIGH SPEED AND USE OF LONG TOW ROPE (60 FEET) CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. BOAT#1 STAYED ON SCENE ATTENDING TO INJURED FEMALE TUBE RIDER. BOAT#2  TRAVELED TO THE BAYVIEW RESORT TO CALL 911 FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE HAYWARD AMBULANCE SERVICE ARRIVED- PROVIDED INITIAL MEDICAL CARE. THE INJURED FEMALE WAS TAKEN BY MED FLIGHT TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL IN DULUTH MINNESOTA FOR TREATMENT OF FRACTURED SACRUM
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