On June 18, 2011 Operator was operating PWC with Occupant as his passenger.  Operator awkwardly jumped a wake and both occupants were ejected into the water.  Operator was fine and Occupant appeared to be in severe pain.  They were out cruising with another vessel.  They placed Occupant gently onto the back of the accompanying vessel and I, Officer escorted them to their dock. Operator did have an odor of an alcoholic beverage on him and he stated that he had two beers with a full lunch.  Operator did not appear impaired.  At this time, paramedics treated Occupant and made the decision to airlift her to Shands Hospital in Jacksonville.  In the end it was determined that Occupant was fine and had the wind knocked out of her.  

*Per Lt, when we believed that Occupant had serious bodily injury, we requested SJCO Fire and Rescue to do a blood draw for us and they refused.  Operator did to submit to a breath test and 0.00 was recorded twice.; Occupant was air lifted to Shands hospital in Jacksonville for possible internal injuries. She was treated and released for getting the wind knocked out of her.
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