On February 07, 2012 I (Officer) of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was assigned a vessel accident from FWC Joint Dispatch Center in Tampa, Florida. The duty officer informed me of a vessel accident that occurred on February 05, 2011 on Lake Cypress resulting in injuries to victim. The report was made by the victim's father. This vessel accident has an elapsed time of over one calendar year. 
	 Victim’s father reported that his daughter was riding on an airboat. While riding on the vessel it was reported that the operator Operator was “doing donuts,” spinning his airboat in 360 circles. During a spinning maneuver Victim was ejected from a seated position and was thrown into the starboard (right) gunwale on her side. Victim was not taken to the hospital for medical treatment due to the beliefs of her father that she was simply shaken up from the incident. The following day February 06, 2011 Victim was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida due to her injuries she sustained the previous date by her mother. 
	Due to the individuals involved in this vessel accident residing in several counties, I requested assistance from Officers.
	In Officer interview, Victim’s father stated that his daughter was an occupant on Operator's airboat which was approximately 200 yards in front of Victim’s father's vessel. They were transiting out of Gardner Marsh toward the shoreline of Lake Cypress.  Victim’s father stated that Operator was spinning the vessel making donut patterns in shallow water. These maneuvers resulted in Victim being ejected from her seat and landing on the gunwale of the vessel's starboard side. Victim sustained injuries to her ribs and back area. Once the vessels came to a stop, Victim was assisted by her father from the vessel and was taken over to some cypress trees for her to rest and evaluate the situation. Victim was complaining of pain in her ribs and back and tingling in her feet. All involved headed back to the boat ramp and went home after this incident. Victim’s father stated at his home he applied topical cream to Victim's feet because he thought they were tingling from being barefoot all day and stepping on cypress needles. The following morning Victim’s father's ex-wife, took Victim to Lakeland Regional Hospital due to the continued above mentioned conditions. At Lakeland Regional Hospital Victim was transferred to All Children's Hospital in Saint. Petersburg. At this medical facility it was determined that Victim had sustained a fracture to her L5 vertebrae
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