ON 8/9/09 AT APPROX. 1700HRS Two people WERE BEING TOWED IN AN INFLATABLE TUBE BEHIND A BOAT. THEY WERE IN AN AREA CALLED LOST DUTCHMAN BAY ON CANYON LAKE. BOAT WAS TRAVELING OVER 20MPH WHEN one of the tubers FELL OFF. AFTER the first tuber FELL OFF, the second tuber FELL OFF AFTER THE TUBE STRUCK A LARGE WAKE. Victim WAS LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR ABOUT 5 FEET AND LANDED BACK IN THE WATER WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE FIRST. HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM HIS JAW AND IMMEDIATLEY FELT PAIN. HE ALSO WAS BLEEDING FROM A CUT ON THE INSIDE OF HIS MOUTH. The victim WAS EVALUATED AT THE SHERIFFS AID STATION THEN ULTIMATELY TURNED OVER TO SOUTHWEST AMBULANCE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BANNER BAYWOOD HOSPITAL FOR A POSSIBLE FRACTURED JAW. NOTHING FURTHER.
APACHE JUNCTION               