Operator and the witness (who was following behind Operator when the accident occurred) advised that Operator was going approximately 40 mph when he struck the wake of another vessel. Operator stated that when his vessel (V1) struck the wake of the other vessel, V1 caught air and the bow of V1 went up and the cage and rudders struck the water. Then V1slid and righted itself. When V1 caught air, Operator was thrown out to the right of the vessel and was not struck. Operator was taken to the hospital where the ER DR. determined that he had a small fracture in his spinous process.
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