On 10/13/2011 at approx 1230hrs traveling eastbound when he slowed the vessels motor causing the watercraft to drift. As watercraft was drifting injured person climbed the port gunwale facing outwards towards the lake in an attempt to jump from the vessel into the lake to go swiming. She attempted to jump and suddenly slipped. As she fell to her left her body started to roll to her right towards the sun deck located in the rear of the vessel. As she fell her groin area suddenly struck a vertical cleat attached to the rear of the vessel protruding approx 2 inches outward from the rear of the boat. she then became impailed at which time she began to hang from the metal cleat, with it protruding approx 3-4 inches inward into her body.at that time she was hanging verticaly from the cleat the operator immediately ran to the rear and attempted to pull her from the cleat thinking it was stuck on her clothes. When that was unsuccessful he leaned over at which time he observed her impaled by the cleat. He then lifted her upward off of the cleat. He then witnessed that the injured female poccessed an approx 4x4 inch avulsion to her groin area directly below her abdomen. He and victim’s mother immediatly covered the area with a towel and proceeded to the marina in an attempt to get first aid. Upon arrival a registered nurse on vacation from new mexico began to provide basic life support until my arrival. I continued bls until paramedics arrived. Upon arrival of the fire department personel victim was treated at the scene and then air lifted to phoenix childrens hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Nothing further.
MESA                          