Officer followed up on a report of a boating accident that occurred earlier that day at 12:00 noon. Officer reported that USCG responded to a medical emergency that involved a 23’ Tiara cuddy cabin that was fishing at Brenton Reef in Newport.  Passenger had fallen in the boat caused by a swell/wave knocking her off balance and knocking her hand on a knife in a bucket of bait crabs.  The knife sliced open the skin in between her pinky and ring finger.  The USCG treated her and then transported her to a waiting rescue. The rescue then transported Victim to Newport Hospital.     
Officer then responded to the boat owner’s home.  She told Officer that Victim’s hand required a specialist so she was transferred to RI Hospital.   She stated that she, her father, Victim, and Victim’s son all went fishing at Brenton Reef.  While anchored and fishing, a big swell/wake knocked Victim off balance, she fell and her hand slammed into a bucket of bait which contained a knife and cut her hand.  (owner/operator) called Sea Tow who responded and transferred her the USCG.
NEWPORT