Vessel 1 had four persons on board and was towing one additional person on a wakeboard when the wakeboarder attempted to jump the wake of Vessel 1 and in the process crashed into the water face-first.  Upon impact, the Victim was bent backwards by the force of the water to the extent that his wakeboard and his feet contacted the back of his head.  The Victim was wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident and was pulled from the water by the other Occupants of Vessel 1 following the accident.  The Victim was transported to a nearby launch ramp where Emergency Responders attended to the Victim, backboarding him with C-spine immobolization before transporting the Victim to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Youngstown.  The Victim suffered a fractured vertebrae as a result of the accident.
Milton Township