Synopsis:  A male individual hit head on wakeboard and was taken to hospital.

Initial Call: On Wednesday August 17, 2011 around 1405 hours, I (Park Ranger) was traveling back to Yuba State Park when I received a call from Juab County Dispatch.  Juab County Dispatch told me that a male individual had crashed while wakeboarding and was bleeding from his face.  Juab County Dispatch also told me that the reporting party could see Interstate 15 and property that was for sale.  I told Juab County Dispatch to call out Levan Ambulance and then I went light and siren to the park.  I reached the park and had to hook up to the patrol boat.  I figured out that the accident happen near the Painted Rock area and Highway 28 was the road these individuals were seeing.  

Officer Response: I was moving towards Painted Rock boat ramp when I noticed a vessel waving a ski flag.  I stopped and the vessel approached my patrol boat.  This vessel had the individual that was injured.  I helped the individual over to my boat and then traveled to Painted Rocks boat ramp.  I reached the dock and met up with Levan Ambulance.  They transported the individual to Central Valley Medical Center.  I traveled back to Oasis boat ramp and obtained the boat information. The bow numbers were UT0182BY which was a Mastercraft A2 boat.  The operator stated that it was a rental from Invert Sports out of Spanish Fork.  Once I obtained this information, I went to the hospital to obtain the injured party information.  Once I reached the hospital I was able to obtain the individual name.  I had the operator fill out a witness statement.   Operator stated in the witness statement that victim was wakeboarding and jumped the wake and took a hard fall.  He lost consciousness and his head remained under water for at least 30 seconds.  When he rolled over he was dazed and grayish in color, his mouth was bleeding.  

Conclusion: The hospital was going to keep victim over night for observation.


Levan                         