The vessel was tubing in the Niantic River. The vessel was operating safely and prudently when the tub hit a large wave. The victim, an 11 year old female had her hand wrapped around the handle. She did not relase and tried to hold on. During the sequence of events she felt a snap. Then she fell off the tube. The operator picked her up and brought her to shore and called her parents. An ambulance came and transported her to a local hospital where it was found she had compound fracture to her right wrist. Officers determined the operator was not at fault and the accident was a result of the tuber's inexperience in tubing and inability to maintain a proper grib and now when to relase the handles of the tube.
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