RedactedNarrative: On August 17th, 2021 at approximately 1913 EST KSP Post 11 contacted me, Officer 1, in reference to an injury boating accident. The accident was reported as occurring in the Cumberland Point Vicinity on Lake Cumberland and the injured was being brought into Conley Bottom Marina to meet EMS. Upon my arrival at Conley Bottom Marina, I encountered Passenger 1 and Passenger 2 along with the vessel that had been involved. The vessel was a 2008 twenty-four foot Harris Pontoon powered by a 150 HP Honda outboard engine. The pontoon showed an Ohio registration and was in effect until 2024. On the floor of the vessel was Injured's PFD that had been ripped due to the impact with the shoreline. While speaking with Passenger 1 and Passenger 2 they informed me that the injured as well as the operator of the vessel at the time of the accident, Operator, had been transported to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital neighboring Pulaski County by Wayne County EMS. Both Passenger 1 and Passenger 2 stated that Injured had been riding on the inter-tube with Passenger 3. While they were on the tube with the vessel underway the steering in the vessel stopped responding, leading to Operator not being able to control the direction that the vessel and tube were going. Passenger 3 let go of the inter-tube handles falling into the water while Injured did not. Because of this, Injured struck the shoreline while riding on the tube. After documenting the information, I then went to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital to talk with Injured and Operator. Upon my arrival, hospital staff were taking Injured to get a CT scan. Operator was able to tell me that while pulling the inter-tube with Injured and Passenger 3 riding it, the steering stopped responding and he was unable to control the direction of both the vessel and tube causing the tube and Injured to strike the shoreline. Both Injured and Passenger 3 were wearing a PFD at all times while riding the inter-tube.
  
  On August 20th, 2021 I spoke to Passenger 2 so that I could get more identifying information from him. He told me that Injured had suffered more severe injuries than what was initially thought and documented.
  
  On August 22nd, 2021 I spoke to the owner of the vessel (Owner) and he told me that the steering caps were damaged causing the steering to not function correctly. He also told me that the steering caps had been replaced in November of 2020.
  
  Injured was transferred to University of Kentucky Hospital due to his injuries and remained there until 8/29/2021.
  
  
  
  		     Injuries Sustained
  
  Injured suffered sever injuries to include; a large laceration to the left side of his abdomen, a few small lacerations on his left shoulder, 6 broken ribs, a bruised kidney and pancreas.
  