RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS:
  Responded to medical call for laceration to hand near Face Cyn. NPS Rangers handled medical treatment and I took the vessel accident information for the accident information for the accident report. Male operator/owner was attempting to attach tow line from houseboat to PWC when the tow hook lacerated his hand.
  
  INITIAL CALL:
  At approximately 1330 hrs on 7/4/19, I overheard NPS dispatch sending NPS Rangers to a medical call near Face Cyn for a laceration to a hand on a male patient.  They stated the laceration was received from a "clamp on a rope". I also responded from my location near the Castle Rock cut to assist with the medical and to determine if the injury was a vessel accident.  I arrived on scene at approximately 1400 hrs to find NPS Ranger on scene.
  
  INVESTIGATION:
  Ranger informed me the male had a laceration to his hand and the bleeding was controlled.  He stated he wanted the NPS Ranger/Paramedic, who was in route, to evaluate the laceration.  I spoke to the injured party's spouse and asked what had occurred.  She informed me that both SUBJECT1 and herself had taken two different PWC's to the nearby floating restroom/pump station to see if there were dumpster's there for trash. She stated they then returned to their rented houseboat and were going to re-attach the tow lines from the houseboat to the PWC's.
  
  She stated that SUBJECT1 had the end of the towline with the hook/clasp and was going to attach it to the PWC. She stated she didn't see the actual injury occur but that SUBJECT1 had asked for help stating the tow hook was stuck in his hand.  People on the houseboat were able to un-attach the tow line from the houseboat to take tension off the line and they got SUBJECT1 on the houseboat and removed the hook from his hand and called for help.
  
  Ranger arrived on scene and evaluated the injury I believe SUBJECT1 was attempting to attach a tow line from the houseboats to his PWC.  During this process the line somehow became tight and cut into his hand causing injury.
  
  Photos of the PWC SUBJECT1 was on and the hook/clasp that lacerated his hand are attached.
  
  End of report
  