RedactedNarrative: The following incident was not reported to TWRA, but the investigator learned of the incident from personal contacts. The investigating officer made contact with the subjects on 09/03/2015. The following information is compilled from witness statements.
  
  On 08-21-2015 at approximately 7:00pm a single vessel boating incident happened on South Holston Lake. The single vessel was occupied by 3 adults, 2 juveniles, and pulling an adult male tuber. The vessel operator  was heading upstream around river mile 57 pulling a single occupant/victim. Victim went off the tube and landed awkwardly on his neck. He heard a loud pop in his neck, roled over, and wiggled his fingers and toes succesfully. He then climbed back into the boat. Victim started feeling stiffness in his neck and upper back within minutes of the incident. The boating party decided that was the last run of the day and headed back to Friendship Marina. 
  
  Victim and his wife decided to take their 2 juvenile female children and go home to Johnson City.  On their way home, Victim started feeling more discomfort in his neck. He and his wife decided to get him checked out at Franklin Woods Hospital where he was evaluated. Victim had a CT that revealed a fracture and a cyst on his C2 vertebrae. Victim was told to go to Johnson City Medical Center for further evaluation.The doctors stated the fracture was of and indeterminate age. The doctors also told Victim the fracture was caused by the cyst and would not have been found if he had not had his boating incident. The way Victim landed, compressed his neck and supported the injury. Victim was discharged from the hospital with a cervical collar and scheduled for neck surgery on 09-11-15.
  
  Victim was wearing his lifejacket at the time he went off of the tube. There was no alcohol present. Neither family family were aware that serious injury boating accidents were required to be reported with in 48n hours by law in Tennessee. Investigating officer contacted Sullivan County District Attorney and advised him of the incident. DA advised to take no action due to the totality of the situation.