RedactedNarrative: On July 30, 2022 at approximately1835 hours, I received a call from park dispatch of an unconscious male with back injuries on a vessel at the waterline at North Swim Beach.  I responded direct to the scene via patrol vehicle.  Boulder City Fire ALS Ambulance and Mercy Air helicopter were requested.
  
  
  At approximately 1840 hours, I arrived on scene and was directed by vessel occupants to a 21-year-old adult male lying in a prone position on the rear bench seat of a 18’ 2002 Bombardier Utopia vessel.  The patient was conscious and complaining of severe pain to his back.  An approximate 10 abrasion was observed across his midback. A vessel passenger stated that the vessel had struck an object in the water, which caused the patient to be ejected from the vessel. The patient’s back was struck by the side of the vessel while he was in the water. Patient care was rendered and the patient was transported by Mercy Air helicopter to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV with possible spinal injuries.
  
  I contacted the vessel operator via his driver’s license. A vessel passenger translated the field interview.  OPERATOR stated that they were traveling at a slow rate of speed (possibly 10-20 mph) near the shoreline in the area of Saddle Island, when they struck an unknown object in the water. 
  
  The impact with the object caused the vessel to slow in speed and maneuver to its starboard. The two passengers seated on the bow bench seats were ejected from the vessel during impact. The medical patient was struck on his midback with the port gunwale of the vessel.  The other individual stated that he did not sustain any injuries during the incident. They pulled the patient into the vessel, placing him facedown on the rear bench seat and operated to North Swim Beach seeking medical aid.
  
  An inspection of the vessel hull showed no signs of impact above the waterline. The vessel did not appear to sustain any visible damage. However, the vessel jet engine was not operable when I arrived on scene, presumably due to sediment sucked into the jets.
  
  A vessel safety inspection indicated that the vessel had all required safety equipment aboard. The operator received a verbal warning for Improper Display of Bow Numbers.
  
  I gave the vessel passengers a courtesy transport to their vehicle at Hemenway Launch Ramp.  OPERATOR remained with the vessel to seek a tow back to the marina.
  
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