Incident:

     Operator was operating V1, going upriver, north, on the Colorado River, near the Riverside Casino, Laughlin Nevada, at approximately a speed between 21 and 40 miles per hour. Operator was riding to the right of Subject, each operating a separate PWC. Both Operator and Subject were following a vessel, approximately 150 feet ahead of them. Operator operated V1 right, which put her into/over the wake of the vessel ahead of them. 

     Operator was ejected when she struck this wake and in the process fractured her lower right leg.

     This was a single vessel incident.

Conclusion:

     This incident occurred likely due to lack of experience and operating too closely to another vessel and its wake. 

     The explanation that is most likely the cause of Operator''s fractured leg is that her foot was caught in the foot well on the starboard side of V1 during ejection. As Operator struck the wake on her right side, she was likely ejected off the right side of V1. The fracture on Operator''s right leg is of similar height from the bottom of Operator''s foot to the height of the foot well. If Operator''s foot was stuck in the foot well while her body was ejected from V1, the counter forces could have caused Operator''s bone to fracture.
Laughlin