On 07/31/11 at approximately 1745 hours deputies were dispatched to a boat accident that occurred on Coeur d'Alene Lake.  The parties would be headed to the 3rd street boat launch to meet medical personnel.  Upon arrival at the boat launch, the injured party had already been transported to the medical center.  Deputies later met with the operator/victim and his daughter at the medical center.  The operator said he was traveling at approximately 40 mph on a personal watercraft headed towards the 3rd street boat launch from Tubbs Hill.  There were some large waves, he attempted to jump one of them, while in the air he realized he was going to crash.  The operator pushed away from the PWC as to prevent landing on top of it, he was unable to get away from the PWC.  He came down on top of the PWC, hitting his head and neck on the PWC.  His daughter came up to hime and told him he was bleeding badly.  He got on his daughters PWC while she transported him to the boat launch.  The daughter said she did not see the victim crash, but went to check on him when she saw him in the water.  The daughter indicated that there was tissue hanging out of his neck.  She had him get on her PWC, called 911 and transported him to the boat launch were they met EMS.
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