From the Reporting party-
As requested, here is the description of the incident 
 
An inexperienced 16 year old water enthusiast wanted to wakesurf.  He was instructed to throw the handle away from his body at any instance he thought he would fall. This was re-iterated again minutes before he began his attempt.  He was only standing up on the surfboard 30 seconds before he fell.  This is when his arm went through the rope handle while attempting to avoid the rope handle.  As the slack in the rope straightened, the handle followed the rope off the skiers arm leaving an obvious abrasion on the skin around the bicep area.  He was assisted back into the boat and immediately given two tylenol and within five minutes taken to the marina's ranger station where paramedics were called.  The paramedics advised us to take him to the St. Lukes emergency room where we met his parents. X-rays were taken and there was no damage found in the arm bone, muscle, or nerve structures.  He was given strong pain medication and sent home in a sling with a diagnosis of having a major bruise.
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