On July 7, 2012, Cpl. and I were on vessel lake patrol on Allatoona Lake in the area of Old 41 Rec Area.  We noticed red flashing emergency lights (from an ambulance and fire truck) in the parking lot of the Old 41 Rec Area Day Use Area and Boat Ramp.  The time was approximately 1500 hrs.

We went over to the area and found a young girl about to be transported to Kennestone Hospital.  She was wearing a neck brace and complaining of pain in her neck and shoulder.  I spoke with her and he explained that they had been tubing just a short time before, in the area of the Cobb County Water Intake and the Railroad Trestle.  The tube hit a wake and launched her and another boy up into the air.  She came down hard, and landed on her neck/shoulder.  They got her into the boat and noticed that she had turned very white in her face, and was nauseous.  The called Bartow County 911 for an ambulance.  The other tuber complained of minor back pain, but declined going to the hospital.

     Although I did not smell any alcohol, or notice any signs of impairment on Operator, I asked him if he would consent to doing a BUI Screening Interview.  He advised that he had no problem with that and cooperated fully.  I did the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, the 1-20, 20-1 number count, the Recitation of the Alphabet, the Finger Dexterity, and the Alco-Sensor exercises on Operator.  He completed all the exercises properly and blew .000g on the alco-sensor indicating that he was not under the influence of alcohol.

     I called RFC and asked him to go by Kennestone Hospital and check on condition.  He found out that they had done a CAT scan and chest x-rays, but the results were not in at the time of his visit.  I received a text from the operator  a couple of hours later saying that the tuber had been discharged from the hospital and that there were no problems or fractures.

     No charges will be filed in this incident.   
