ON FRIDAY AUGUST 3, 2012 AT 6:30PM, operator WAS OPERATING THE VESSEL ON BADIN LAKE PULLING subject, WHO WAS SKI JUMPING PREPARING FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.  AS subject APPROACHED THE SKI RAMP TO JUMP, HE WENT BACK ON HIS HEELS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.  WHEN HE HIT THE RAMP AND WENT AIRBORNE, HE LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE WaTER HARD.  subject HAD AN OBVIOUS INJURY TO HIS ELBOW AND STANLY COUNTY EMS WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE.  subject WAS TRANSPORTED TO STANLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.  THE BOAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE PROPER AMOUNT, SIZE AND TYPE OF PFDS.  THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT.
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