One subject was learning how to wakeboard, while being towed with a line from a vessel in the Vermilion River.  This vessel LA 6740 EF is a 19ft Mastercraft ski boat with remote steering and has an inboard engine.  Victim was wearing a PFD while engaging in this watersport.  While trying to stand-up correctly on the wakeboard, Victim lost control of the wakeboard and fell into the water, then let go the tow line after falling.  After his fall, Victim felt a sharp pain in his left leg and notified the occupants of the tow vessel.  Victim's pain continued and he sought medical attention, and he was brought to the hospital.  Victim suffered a broken femur to his left leg as a result of the incident.  There is no evidence to suggest that Victim's fall was due to actions by the vessel operator.  Alcohol or drugs were not suspected as a cause of this skier mishap incident.
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