V-1 and V-2 were south bound on the Intra-coastal waterway (ICW) just north of the Dunlawton Causeway.  V-1 was on the port side and V-2 was on the starboard side, the two were running approximately parallel to one another.  V-1 was towing a person on a tube and V-2 was towing a person on a wake board.  V-1 struck a submerged sandbar and turned sharply to starboard, slinging the tube at an increased speed around V-1 and into the path of V-2.  V-2 struck the person on the tube, injuring him.  He was ejected from the tube and ended up face down in the water.  ; victim was admitted to the hospital with torso and neck injuries.  He had multiple rib fractures, neck injury and lost half of a lung due to trauma.
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