On 8-17-2013, 9 year old was operating a personal watercraft on a private strip mine lake in Fulton county Illinois,  with one person riding as a passenger seated behind her. She was cruising between 10 to 20 mph and was unable to turn the watercraft appropriately causing the pwc to collide into the bank. The two girls remained on the watercraft after the collision and began to yell for help. Eventually they were picked up by operator’s father and taken to the hospital in Havana.  operator was transported to OSF in Peoria where she was treated for lacerations in the groin area.  She was released three days later.  father was issued a citation under the parental responsbility law for underage operation of the watercraft.
Astoria