Operator AND HIS PASSENGER WERE INVOLVED IN A BOATING ACCIDENT NEAR OCEAN ISLE BEACH.  Operator WAS OPERATING A PWC WEST IN THE ICW WHEN HE STRUCK THE WAKE OF A PASSING VESSEL.  WHEN THEY LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WAKE, HE COLLIDED WITH THE HANDLEBAR AND occupant COLLIDED WITH THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.  THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING PFDS.  Operator and occupant WERE TAKEN TO BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.  THE WAKE FROM THE PASSING VESSEL IS BELIEVED TO BE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON THE PASSING VESSEL.
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