THE OPERATOR WAS OPERATING HIS PWC IN THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR NOKOMIS BEACH, JUST NORTH OF THE VENICE INLET. Operator WAS HEADING SOUTH AT APROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HIS PWC FRONT END GOT CAUGHT IN THE TROUGH OF A WAVE BRINGING HIS PWC TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THE FORCE CAUSED HIM TO FALL OFF THE PWC. AS HE FELL HIS LEFT ELBOW HIT THE LEFT ISDE VIEW MIRROR CAUSING A GASH AND HIS LEFT HIP HIT THE FRONT END OF THE PWC.
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