RedactedNarrative: On 05/24/2020, I, Cpl. was on marine patrol of Deep Creek  Lake. I was notified by DNR Communications of a boat accident victim that had arrived at Garrett Memorial Hospital in Oakland, Maryland. The victim had been involved in a single vessel personal watercraft (PWC) accident earlier in the evening on Deep Creek Lake in the Dam cove area. 
  
       I made contact with the individual at the hospital Emergency Room. Victim was able to speak freely with this officer and was awaiting diagnosis of any possible head injury. Victim sustained lacerations to his nose and left eye area, he was showing signs of bruising and swelling in those areas.
  
       Victim advised he was on his new PWC in the area of the dam cove around 1915 hours on 05/24/2020. There were no other vessels in the area, the water was flat with low wind and restricted visibility (incoming fog). Victim said the PWC was a brand new purchase for their family and he had only operated it a maximum of five times. 
  
  Victim said he had less than a year of boat operating experience but had received his Boater Safety Certification on 05/26/2019. Victim said that he wasn't comfortable with operating the new PWC and that it was much more responsive and fast than their old PWC. 
  
  Victim was in the process of making a sharp left turn in the cove, completing a circle, when he was ejected from the PWC, striking his face on the steering column as he flew off. Victim said he remembered striking his face and then momentarily losing consciousness, awakening when he surfaced on the water in his life jacket. Victim was able to reboard his PWC and drive to his nearby dock, where his family assisted him into the house. The vessel sustained no damage.
  
       All events occurred in Garrett County, Maryland.
  