September 1st, 2013, Sgt. responded to a boating incident at the public boat ramp on Diamond Causeway (Skidaway Narrows). The operator of a PWC had struck a wake at a sharp enough angle to throw the operator forward striking his head on the throttle. The incident was witnessed by a relative who was aboard another vessel. The victim was assisted to the boat ramp where Southside EMS personnel treated victim and transported to Memorial Hospital in Savannah. It did not appear that alcohol was involved. There was not a fire extinguisher on board.
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