On Saturday, September 15th during the course of the afternoon on Lake Talquin two vessels  were spraying each other using their out drives as a means to wet each other. One vessel was a Personal Water Craft, the other a 19' Skeeter speed boat. About 6pm both vessels were headed east at a high rate of speed.
  
     The operator of the Personal Water Craft and his passenger were unaware that a vessel, which was the speed boat that they had been spraying earlier: was coming along the left side of their craft in very close proximity. The operator of the speed boat was running so close to the PWC and slightly to the rear that it was not possible for the operator or passenger  to see him as he approached without looking back.  The operator of the personal water craft didn't check for other waterborne traffic and turned left into the path of the speed boat; who's speed was too fast and proximity too close for the operator to take evasive action.

     The speed boat hit the PWC left side knocking the operator and passenger off and into the water.  Both vessels came to rest in the general area of the accident, the passenger on the PWC was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with serious leg injuries; the operator suffered only a minor bruise to the head.



Occupant has several broken bones in left leg.
