RedactedNarrative: At approximately 6:50 PM CT, officers with KDFWR responded to a call from KSP Post concerning a boating accident near Davenport Bay on Lake Barkley involving a single jet ski with 2 passengers. One male passenger was described as unconscious and bleeding from his head and face. While responding, the unconscious male was transported by a pontoon with friends on board to a nearby marina in Kuttawa. Once there, Lyon Co. EMS transported Victim to a nearby Life-Flight helicopter where he was eventually taken to Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN for severe injuries sustained during the accident when his face and head hit the jetski.        
  
  	During interview of several friends who helped transport Victim from the accident location to Hu-B's Marina in Kuttawa by boat, it was stated several times that Victim must have fallen off the PWC while it was in forward motion and on plane after possibly hitting a wave. KDFWR officers gathered information and interviewed most if not all of the occupants aboard the pontoon that was apart of their party. During this time, the operator of the PWC at the time of the accident was located and identified as a friend to the victim. 
  
  During interview, Operator stated that his friend had fallen off the jet ski as a passenger to his left (Port) side while traveling around 20 mph after hitting a wave. Operator continued to say that Victim must have not been holding on very well which led to him striking his face on the fiberglass near Operator left foot after experiencing an abrupt change in momentum. From this point, Victim continued to fall off the PWC and into the lake with Operator purposefully jumping in after him to help. The kill switch lanyard was pulled from the machine effectively stalling the engine when Operator left the operator's seat. With both men in the water, Operator recalled seeing a lot of blood and described Victim as being unconscious and struggling to breath with large amounts of blood and water in his airway. After signaling for help, Operator and the other individuals on the pontoon were able to take Victim to shore at Hu-B's Marina for medical attention. 
  
  After concluding the series of events leading to where everyone was standing, Operator submitted to SFSTs and was consequently placed under arrest for boating under the influence and transported to a local jail. 
  
  	On 7/4/2022 around 6:30 PM, a phone interview with Victim's wife was conducted for a follow up on her husband's condition. She stated that he was currently at home with several stitches above his right eye as well as on his right cheek and a mild concussion. She then described injuries to include broken bones and fractures of his mouth. A follow up appointment with surgeons was to take place on 7/5 to wire his jaw shut to aid in proper healing. 
  
  
  