On August 20, 2013 at approximately 1200 hours, I, Officer with the FWC was on water patrol on Lake Worth.  At approximately 1220 hours, I received a distress call on VHF channel 16 from the vessel "Hakuna Matata." (V2).  I arrived on scene at approximately 1223 hours.  I saw that a juvenile, white male had a laceration on his right eyebrow from a fall off an inflatable tube that had been pulled by a PWC (V1).  I transported the juvenile white male to Phil Foster Park and turned him over to the care of Fire Rescue.  The juvenile white male was transported to St. Mary's hospital with his mother, and his father arrived at the hospital shortly after.  Juvenile received 7 stitches for the laceration on his right eyebrow.  FWC Investigator responded to the hospital and gathered the information on his treatment.  I interviewed the operator of V1 and the operator of another vessel that was used as a platform but not involved in the accident.  No violations were uncovered at the conclusion of the investigation, and no citations were issued.

Operator said that he was pulling the inflatable tube with 8 riders on board.  They were traveling at approximately 10-15 mph when he took a turn and 3 riders fell off.  subject was one of the 3 riders that fell off.  when subject fell, he hit his head on another passenger causing the laceration. Injured JUVENILE had a laceration approx. 1.25 inch in length and 7 stitches to his right eyebrow.  Injured was taken to St. Mary's Medical Hospital , treated and released.
NORTH PALM BEACH