On august 28, 2010, at approximately 1904 hours, i, indiana conservation officer, along with conservation officer, were on routine boat patrol on brookville reservoir.  The franklin county sheriff's department dispatched us to mounds beach, where a boat was located that contained a woman with a possible broken leg.

Officer operated the patrol boat to the beach.  We arrived at approximately 1915 hours, and i exited the patrol boat onto the beach.  I located the boat, a red and white rinker captiva 212 (in7630bz), and began speaking to the subjects onboard.  The injured woman, was lying on the back deck, while a passenger, a volunteer fireman onboard the boat at the time of the accident, was securing her leg.  firefighter stated he believed victim had suffered a broken left femur while wakeboarding.  

Franklin county ems2 then arrived, along with ico corporal. Ems2 advised they would keep Victim on the rear deck of the boat until university air care arrived.  They stated this was due to the possible severity of the break, and they only wanted to transport the subject once. 

University air care (n117uc) arrived on scene at approximately 2009 hours, and Victim was transported to the beach.  After proper care, she was then transported to the helicopter, which lifted at approximately 2026 hours.  

Officer and i spoke to the subjects onboard the boat at the time of the accident, and all gave similar accounts of the accident.  All witnesses stated it was Victim's first time on the boat, as well as her first time wakeboarding.  The subjects stated that they believed Victim had the wakeboarding boots on properly, and the board was attached properly.  All subjects stated Victim was in the water, and as the operator brought the boat up to speed, Victim began to stand up.  The subjects stated that when Victim went to turn the wakeboard sideways, she then fell into the water and began to scream in pain.  The boat returned to Victim and she was secured on the rear deck, and operator believed the injury to be a broken left femur.  

Officer then asked the operator to submit to a portable breath test.  operator complied, stating he had not consumed any alcoholic beverages, and received a result of .000% bac. 

I later spoke with operator, who was present at the hospital who stated the injury sustained to Victim was a complete break of her left femur.  He stated a rod had been placed in her leg and she was released.

Brookville                    