     I arrived on scene and gathered what information I could from the first officers that responded. I was told that the victim was riding her sons PWC and had crashed into a pile of rocks along the shore. Witnesses claimed that Operator was ejected from the PWC and landed on the rock pile. I observed several areas on the sand and rocks that contained blood from Operator. The status of Operator was still unknown at the time and there was speculation of a serious back injury. The PWC was supposedly still floating in the position that it was found in and it appeared to be about 10 feet from the shoreline. 
     I began my investigation by searching the area around the rock pile to determine if the PWC had indeed struck the bank from a perpendicular position. It appeared at first that this was the case, but after looking down the shoreline to the west, I found where the PWC had actually been running horizontal to the shoreline. I located what I believed to be the first rock visible under the waters surface that the PWC struck and marked the trail with yellow flags back to the rock pile. After determining this path, I marked the path that the PWC took after Operator was ejected. I photographed the path that had been marked in yellow flags and took measurements of the overall path. I also took the measurement from the initial rock I found that the PWC came in contact with to the rock pile on the shore. The overall length of the path the PWC traveled was 74 feet. Operator traveled 39.8 feet before striking the rock pile and being ejected. I then photographed the PWC in the location where the first officers on the scene said they had found it. Laying on the shore where they had been placed from EMS personnel was Operator PFD and the PWC safety lanyard. The PFD contained several blood stained areas and I photographed it as I found it. The GPS coordinates of the scene were taken and I sketched the incident area.
     Corporal towed the PWC back to the boat landing at Earl Cook Park where I could perform a damage assessment of the PWC. There was relatively little damage to the PWC other than some chipping to the fiberglass and some scuff marks to the gel coat. All of the damage that I believed to be a result of the incident was photographed and sketched. When I was finished with the damage assessment, I took the PWC to the camp host where the owner was going to pick it up later that evening. 
     I went to the Columbus Medical Center where I met with Operator and her son, the owner of the PWC involved in the crash. It was at this time that I was finally able to determine the exact injuries Operator had sustained. Those injuries were a broken right wrist, 2 lacerations to the right forearm that required stitches, and a laceration to the right temple that also required stitches. I was also able to interview Operator about the incident. Operator said that this was the first time she had been on a PWC and was really inexperienced. Operator said that she was not paying attention to what she was doing or where she was going. Operator then said that she realized she was about to hit the shoreline and that there was no evasive maneuvers taken to avoid the incident. Operator estimate

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