ON JUNE 10, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00PM, OPERATORWAS OPERATING A PWC WITH 2 CHILDREN ON BOARD.  THE VICTIM'S HALF BROTHER (7 YEARS OLD) WAS SEATED BEHIND THE OPERATOR.  THE VICTIM (DECEASED) , AGE 11, WAS SEATED BEHIND HER HALF BROTHER.  ALL WERE WEARING PFDS.  THERE WAS NO APPARENT EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AND THE GRATE (OR INTAKE GUARD) AND THE JET PUMP DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ALTERED FROM ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS EQUIPMENT.

THE OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A YELLOW AND WHITE BOMBARDIER PWC, REGISTRATION # NC-3427-DK AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.  THE OPERATORWAS GOING IN CIRCLES AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED.  THE VICTIM  FELL OR WAS THROWN OFF THE PWC.  THE OPERATOR WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE OR KNOW THAT THE VICTIM FELL OR WAS THROWN OFF OR HAD BEEN THROWN OFF THE PWC.  AT THE TIME OPERATORCONTINUED DOING CIRCLES WHILE THE VICTIM WAS IN THE WATER.  THE PWC PASED OVER THE VICTIM, CAUSING THE VICTIM'S HAIR TO GET CAUGHT (ENTANGLED) IN THE IMPELLER.  THIS CAUSED THE VICTIM TO BE HELD UNDERNEATH THE PWC BY HER HAIR. WHEN OPERATOR REALIZED THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK UNDERNEATH, SHE PULLED THE KEY OUT, JUMPED OFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE VICTIM.  SHE COULD NOT FREE THE VICTIM OR TURN THE PWC OVER TO GET HER FROM UNDER THE WATER.  AT THIS TIME, OPERATOR STARTED YELLING FOR HELP.  THE VICTIM'S GRANDFATHER WAS WATCHING THROUGH THE WINDOW AND TOLD HIS WIFE IT LOOKED AS IF victim HAD BEEN HIT BY THE PWC.  grandfather TOLD HIS WIFE TO CALL 911.  THE 911 CALL WAS MADE AT 7:45 PM.  AT THIS TIME, THE GRANDFATHER WENT TO ASSIST PULLING THE PWC TO SHORE.  THE VICTIM WAS STILL TRAPPED UNDER THE PWC.  ONCE THEY GOT TO SHORE, OPERATOR AND grandfather CUT THE VICTIM'S HAIR TO FREE HER FROM THE PWC.  CPR WAS INITIATED BY OPERATORAND SHE WAS RELIEVED BY EMT AT 8:03PM.  THE ESTIMATED TIME UNDER WATER WAS 10-15 MINUTES.  THE RESCUE SQUAD ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL AT 8:46PM.  THE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT 9:06PM.

ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, THE ACCIDENT CAUSED SUPERFICIAL INJURIES TO THE VICTIM'S FACE.  THE TRAUMA ALSO CAUSED THE VICTIM'S SCALP TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE SKULL.  THE REPORTED CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DROWNING.
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