Synopsis: Called to a female individual who hit her head will boating.

Initial Call: On Wednesday July 20, 2011 around 1755 hours, I (Park Ranger) was off duty, when I received a call from a Yuba State Park employee stating that a female individual hit her head while boating.  I told State Park employee that in a couple of minutes I would be down to talk with the people involved with this injury.  I grabbed my gear and traveled down to the Oasis pay booth.

Officer Response: I arrived to find a gold color vehicle parked just east of the pay booth. A male individual met me at my patrol vehicle and stated that it was his wife that was in the accident.  The male individual stated that this female individual had hit her head as she was wake surfing.  I ask this male individual if the female individual would be able to write down what happen.  He stated that she could and I handed him a notepad to have her write down what happened.  The female individual wrote that "I was surfing behind the boat and I fell down and the surfboard hit my head."  I then asked the male individual where the boat was at and he pointed to a boat that was parked by campsites 27 and 28.  The male individual asked where was the hospital at in Nephi and I told him to take exit 228 on I-15.  They left and I went to the boat that was involved.  I talked to a male individual about what happen and he wrote down on the same note pad that "The toe of the board went under water and victim fell forward.  When she was falling the board was under water and her feet came off and the board shot out of the water into her forehead."  I performed a safety inspection to gather the information I needed and to make sure that operator had all his safety equipment.

Conclusion:  After the safety inspection I told subjects I was going to Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi and to take Exit 228 to reach the hospital.  The boat inspection number is 25983.  I cleared the scene and called off duty with Juab County Dispatch.

Levan                         