ON THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 07, 2009M AGENTS OFFICER 1 AND OFFICER 2 RESPONDED TO A BOATING INCIDENT IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INVOLVING A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, LA 6282 FK, WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE OPERATOR, OPERATOR 1, AND HIS PASSENGER/DAUGHTER, PASSENGER 1, WERE RIDING IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN NEAR FOUNTAINBLEU STATE PARK WHEN, ACCORDING TO OPERATOR 1, HE HIT A SMALL WAVE AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. WHEN THE WATERCRAFT CAME DOWN OFF OF THE WAVE, IT TURNED HARD TO STARBOARD, THROWING BOTH SUBJECTS OFF. OPERATOR 1'S LEFT LEG WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF BEING THROWN OFF, WHILE HIS PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. BOTH WERE ABLE TO REBOARD THE WATERCRAFT AND RETURN TO SHORE, WHERE OPERATOR 1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. TAMMANY HOSPITAL FOR HIS INJURY, A SEVERELY BRUISED LEG. 

ACCORDING TO BOTH SUBJECTS, THEY WERE WEARING PROPERLY FITTED TYPE III USCG APPROVED PFD'S AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT & OPERATOR 1 HAD THE KILL LANYARD ATTACHED TO HIS PFD. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL USE IS SUSPECTED.
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