DNR LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS CONTACTED ONE WEEK AFTER THE REPORTED INCIDENT. DNR MADE NUMBEROUS ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINTANT PARTY (BOAT#2) & THEN WITH THE OTHER BOAT OPERATOR INVOLVED. ESSENCE OF INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT BOAT#1 WAS HEADING UPSTREAM IN MAIN CHANNEL TO AVOID COMING CLOSE TO OTHER BOATS IN THE CHANNEL. SPEED & SIZE OF BOAT#1 CREATED LARGE SWELLS AND BOAT WAKES. WHEN BOAT#2 ENCOUNTERED BOAT#1 WAKES, BOAT#2 OPERATOR AIMED BOAT STRAIGHT TOWARD THE WAKES & REDUCED THROTTLE. THIS ACTION CAUSED BOAT#2 PASSENGERS TO GO INTO THE AIR WHEN BOAT#2 STRUCK BOAT#1 WAKES. THIS ACTION CAUSED PASSENGERS TO THEN DROP SUDDENLY TO SEATS & BENCHES CAUSING INJURIES. BOAT#2 OPERATOR'S WIFE WAS TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL CENTER IN PRIVATE VEHICLE WHERE X RAYS & TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED. DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED SPINAL INJURY OF COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF L-2.
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