On July 1, 2012, at approximately 5:00 pm, Operator was operating his vessel on the fast side of Buffalo Springs Lake.  His son was sitting in the bow of the boat, holding onto the right rails and eating chips.  Victim reached for some more chips at the same time the vessel was hit on the right side by a big wake.  Victim lost his grip on the rail and was thrown across the front of the vessel where he collided with the corner of the windshield on the left side of the vessel.  

Victim sustained a large bruise on his left cheek which swelled immediately.  Victim received treatment at the Marina by EMTs, then was transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, for further evaluation.

All passengers were wearing PFDs prior to incident.  No citations issued.

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