	On Sunday, August 12, 2012, I was notified by Corporal about a possible boating incident that had taken place on the Flint River in Dougherty County.  The initial information was given to Cpl. by a concerned citizen that had seen a posting on Facebook in reference to a subject that was possibly injured while wakeboarding on the Flint River.  The citizen was able to give the name of the possible injured subject, Victim, but no other information was provided.  With this information, Cpl and I began to make phone calls to the local hospital, sheriff's office and EMS to see if we could locate any patient records for Victim or any reported boat accidents.  Cpl was able to confirm that Victim had been admitted to Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany earlier on the morning of August 12, 2012.
	At Phoebe Putney Hospital, Cpl and I met with Victim's wife and other family members. Wife briefed us on his condition and the details of incident. She stated that she and her husband had gone to the river the day before, at approximately 14:30 hours. Her husband was wakeboarding behind their 2006 Moomba Mobius ski boat (Georgia registration number: GA 6649 SP), when he fell, face first in the water, at approximately 15:30 hours. She advised that nothing appeared to be out of the ordinary and that Victim continued to wakeboard before they eventually left the river due to inclement weather. She stated that Victim woke up around 00:30 hours (on 8/12/12) complaining of a bad headache. Father was notified and he carried his son to the hospital. Wife also provided us with the names of the operator and the other passengers that were on the boat the previous day.  
	On August 14, 2012, I contacted the operator of the vessel. I asked Operator if anything out of the ordinary had happened while he was driving/towing Victim that might have contributed to the fall; such as, swerving to miss another boat, an object in the water or any other reason.  Operator advised that nothing unusual had happened; Victim had simply fallen while attempting to turn/maneuver the wakeboard. He specified that the fall was a result of the wakeboard's nose going under water during Victim's maneuver, a common occurrence while wakeboarding even for experienced wake boarders.
	Based on the information provided by Operator and Wife and no other evidence to the contrary, my opinion is that this incident and the injuries suffered by Victim were caused by his fall and subsequent impact with the water. 
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ALBANY                        