The evening of may 26, 2013, operator was operating the vessel with family members on the north river in camden county.  Operator was operating the vessel around thorough fare island.  Operator begins to tow his 16 year old niece, kneeboarder on a knee board.  His brother in law was spotting for kneeboarder.  She readied herself to be towed once more.  Operator began to accelerate the boat in order to bring kneeboarder up onto the knee board, but before they reached cruising speed, a wake came over the front of the board.  When this happened, kneeboarder turned sideways and fell into the water at a speed somewhere between 12-14 mph according to operator.  Operator circled the boat around to retrieve kneeboarder.  When they arrived, kneeboarder complained of neck pains.  Kneeboarder climbed on board the boat under her own power.  Operator contacted ems of currituck and met them at the indiantown creek boat ramp on the camden/currituck county line.  From there, currituck ems had kneeboarder airlifted to sentara norfolk general hospital for medical treatment/screening where she stayed overnight and was released the next day.  Kneeboarder's father reported that her injuries were spinal cord injury without radialgraphic abnormality, which caused her some temporary numbness in her arm and hand.  He also reported that she has made a full recovery as of 5/31/13 except for some minor, temporary soreness in her neck and back area.
SHAWBORO