Synopsis-  I received a call from dispatch that a male was unconscious, having a seizure, and vomiting on the grass at the Hyrum State Park Beach area.  VICTIM had hit his head while riding on a tube being pulled by a boat.  He was found face down in the water by the other tube rider, pulled into the boat and taken to shore.  I responded in my patrol boat and a Cache County Deputy responded to assist.  The patient was taken to Logan Regional Hospital for further evaluation.

Arrival on Scene-  I beached my boat and found the patient conscious and not highly alert.  He was able to answer some basic name information but didn't know what day it was.  When local paramedics arrived, Ambulance 161, we placed a c-collar and transported him on a backboard to the ambulance.  He was transported to Logan Regional Hospital

Investigation-  I spoke with the second passenger of the tube.  He stated that the tube flipped over from a big wave and that he and his cousin hit heads.  He stated that VICTIM was lying face down in the water for 10 or 20 seconds.  He thought he was joking, but then flipped him face up when he didn't respond.  The operator didn't see the tube crash but stated that the water was relatively calm and he was traveling straight ahead.  The observer in the boat saw the tube flip, but didn't see the riders hit heads, but did see the patient in the water face down.  The operator pulled his son into the boat and he appeared to be having a seizure, he rushed him to the beach where his family called 911.

Hyrum                         