The operator of the vessel was pulling a tuber in Bartholomew Lake got too close and subsequently throwing the tuber headfirst into a swim raft.  The tuber was thrown from the tube into the water.  The victim was face down, wearing a lifejacket.  He was assisted by witnesses while in the water.  They turned him over finding him blue and coughing up blood.  The operator of the vessel left the scene taking the vessel back to a house across the channel.  The operator was approached at the house by Dep. who took him back to the scene of the accident.  The operator agreed to a PBT which read .092.  He was placed under arrest for OUIL Watercraft.  He was transported to the Community Health Center on Coldwater for a voluntary blood draw.  He was then booked and lodged for OUIL Watercraft.  The victim's injuries are multiple skull fractures, blood on the brain, problems with his thought process at times, problems with his right ear, bruised shoulder, and broken left foot.  Victim is under a physician's care.
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