OPERATOR-VICTIM BEGAN OPERATING PWC ABOUT 50 FEET FROM SHORE WHEN PWC STARTED SMOKING AND THEN EXPLODED. OPERATOR-VICTIM WAS EJECTED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET INTO THE AIR & THEN INTO THE WATER. VICTIM SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BACK REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. PWC WAS FUELED JUST PRIOR TO OPERATION. PWC OWNER SUSPECTED EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY FUEL SPILLAGE OR VAPOR.
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