VESSEL 1 WAS A 7" YAMAHA PERS. WATERCRAFT WITH 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD.  OPERATOR WAS CRUISING IN THE AREA OF JUST OUTSIDE THE COVE, WAKE BUOY, FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES.  THE OPERATOR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE PERSONAL WATER CRAFT, WHEN AT THAT TIME, THE PASSENGER FELL OFF.  THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE WATER AND CONTACT WITH THE JET WASH WAS RELEASED FROM THE PWC'S ENGINE.  STATEMENTS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE OPERATOR AND A WITNESS OPERATING A SECOND PWC.  PASSENGER SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO LOWER EXTREMITY (VAGINAL AREA), VICTIM WAS THEN TREATED AT COVE AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HELICOPTER AND AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL.  NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  NO DAMAGE TO THE VESSEL WAS REPORTED.
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