On May 29, 2011 at approximately 6:00pm a boating accident occurred in the waters just north of MacArthur Causeway and Fountain Street (the bridge to Palm & Hibiscus Islands). operator was operating a personal watercraft (PWC) with a passenger in the state waters just north of the MacArthur Causeway. operator was traveling in a northeast direction heading toward the Fountain Street bridge.  operator struck the Fountain Street bridge and was transported to Ryder Trauma Center with serious injuries.  passenger was also transported to Ryder Trauma Center but did not sustain any injuries.  
operator :On 5/30/11 operator was being treated at Ryder Trauma Center.  operator was critical but stable condition, on a ventilator, and unconscious.  operator suffered a fractured left wrist, cardiac contusion, a collapsed left lung, water in the right lung with a chest tube to drain, a laceration to his chin, and a mandible fracture.
MIAMI BEACH                   