On Sunday July 26, 2009 at approximately 3:30 p.m. while patrolling the Flint River and Lake Seminole in the DNR patrol boat for fishing and boating activity, I received a call from dispatch about a boating incident that occurred approximately 4 miles south of Bainbridge.  The dispatcher informed me that a 14 year old male was injured while tubing, and I needed to be in route to their location.  I informed the dispatcher that I was approximately forty minutes away but I would be heading in their direction.  Right after talking with the dispatcher, Sgt. informed me that he had heard of the incident and was heading towards Bainbridge.  I informed Sgt. that the subjects involved in the incident were heading towards the Bainbridge Marina across from the Decatur County Sheriff Office.  When I arrived at the Marina, Sgt, Trooper and Sheriff Deputy were there talking with the operator of the boat.   The operator of the boat was identified.  When I arrived at the Bainbridge Marina, I met up with Sgt. and briefly talked with Operator.  He stated that he was traveling north and another boat was traveling south in the middle of the river channel.  When he passed the boat, he realized he was too close to the bank and tried to move back toward the center of the river channel.  He stated that when he turned his vessel, the wake of the passing vessel and the sharp turning of his vessel caused the tube to strike the shore.  The two boys on the tube were indentified as Son of operator and another boy.  Sgt. instructed me to leave my patrol boat at the marina and ride with him to Bainbridge Memorial Hospital.  Trooper informed us he would be taking operator to the hospital where his son was being treated.  When we arrived at the hospital, Operator informed me that his wife and his other son were in the boat with him and his son and his friend were riding the tube.  While at the Hospital, both operator and wife stated two personal watercrafts stopped to help right after the incident occurred.  Operator stated, they helped him load his injured son in the boat and escorted them to the Bainbridge Marina.  Also, while at the hospital I made copies of operator and wife’s driver’s licenses and boat registration.  While at the hospital wife made a written statement of the incident that occurred.  Also while at the hospital we were informed that Son of operator’s  back was broken in two places and that some ribs were also broken, and he was being transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.   While at the hospital I talked with the mother of the other boy.  She stated her son just had some minor scrapes and bruises and would be fine.  I then asked if it would be okay if I talked to her son about the incident and she gave her permission for me to interview him.  The other body stated that while riding the tube a boat passed them heading north while they were heading south.  He stated that as they passed the vessel their tube got to close to the shore and threw them into the grass and stumps along the shore.  The boy then made a written statement of what occurred.  
	I then drove back to the Bainbridge Marina with Sgt.  While at the Marina we located the tube that was involved in the incident.  On top of the tube was an adult life jacket with the top straps cut.  The tube was an arsenal OTE tube blue in color with the words ON THE EDGE wrote across it.  While examining the tube, Sgt. noticed on a white warning label the tube was not to exceed 20 MPH.  The rope for the tube could not be located.  I then drove the express boat to the location of the incident to locate any evidence left behind.  
	On Monday July 27, 2009 I drove to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with Cpl.
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