At approximately 2220 May 30, 2009 officer met with Deputy at Cooney State Park HQ.  Deputy reported that he had stopped a vehicle on Boyd-Cooney Dam Rd and found that they were in route to a hospital in Billings with an injured male who had a PWC accident at Cooney Reservoir.
At approximately 2236 May 30, 2009 Deputy2 contacted the Carbon County Dispatcher and requested that she find out which hospital the injured PWC operator was taken to and to request that the injured operator or one of his party to contact Deputy2 on the cell phone.  Dispatch advised Deputy2 that the injured operator was at St Vincent’s and had left word with the ER Nurse to have someone contact the Carbon County SO at which time she would pass Deputy2’s contact information and advise Deputy2 via radio that Deputy2 would have a call coming in.
At approximately 0004 May 31, 2009 the injured operator contacted Deputy2 by phone from the hospital and the injured operator advised Deputy2 that he had made a hard turn with a PWC and had been thrown over and across the handle bars.  The injured operator stated that the incident occurred at approximately 2000 hours.  The injured operator advised that he would be released from the hospital before morning.  Deputy2 advised the injured operator that he would have to return to Cooney State Park at 1100 hours on May 31, 2009 to make an accident report regarding his injury.
Deputy2 advised the injured operator would be meeting with Deputy3 at the Cooney State Park HQ and to bring witnesses to accident and equipment information to include owner information.  The injured operator agreed.  The injured operator and witness 1 met with Deputy3 on May 31, 2009 at Cooney State Park HQ.  The injured operator provided personal information and equipment information and Witness 1 provided a Carbon County SO Voluntary Witness Statement.
According to Witness 1 the injured operator was traveling at a high rate of speed (Approximately 60 MPH) at approximately 8:00 pm and fell off the PWC, was able to get back on and come to shore at which time they determined that he was injured at took him to the hospital.
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