V1 on plane, towing tube northbound in Poquito Bayou with four persons onboard. V1 operator made port tear drop turn to reciprocal course (southbound), with single rider in tow on port side of V1's wake. V1 tow, approximately 75' behind stern, crossed V1 wake from port to starboard. V1 tow impacted east shoreline oak tree, ejecting the single rider. Serious bodily injury to rider, later rescued and hospitalized.; :Six fractured ribs (right side)
Injured vertebrae on lower lumbar region
Punctured right lung (tube inserted)
Bruised Adrenal gland
Two hematomas (lung) since hospital admission
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