Officer received a call on 6/28/2013 re: a jet ski explosion in Saluda County involving a male and female subject. Officer was informed that the male subject was airlifted to Palmetto Richland Hospital. 1st Sgt responded to the actual scene. Both subjects were gone when they arrived. 

Once both individuals arrived at the hospital the officer was able to identify them. After the doctor's first assessments there did not seem to be severe injuries. However, Officer went back to the hospital on July 1, 2013 and received new information. 

Occupant's injuries consisted of left tibial plateau fracture with a distal fibula fracture left fracture of takar neck and cuboid bone, left lis frac type fracture proximal #2-5 meditatarsal fracture with lateral subluxation, right lig frac ligament tearm right communited cuboid fracture, T-12 compression fracture, and tears to the PCL, LCL, and MCL in her left knee. Operator's injuries consisted of bilateral calcaneal fractures, 2nd degree burns on his right leg and arm, and post -concussive syndrome. Due to the officers investigation he contacted the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) about looking at the jet ski to determine the cause of the explosion and the responded to the request by stating they didn’t have a person qualified to do so and neither did the fire marshalls office. The officer was only able to determine that there were gas vapors trapped inside the jet ski and something sparked causing the explosion that was contained to a confined space.