RedactedNarrative: On 05/24/2015 at approximately 15:23 hours, I received a phone call from one of the Green River Lake Corps Officers about a possible boat accident.  After the phone call, I contacted Taylor County Dispatch and EMS by phone and was notified that a 44 year old had been injured while attempting to wakeboard on Green River Lake. 
   
    According to EMS reports, a call came in at 19:00 hours on 05/23/2015, reporting that a subject had possibly broken his right leg. EMS arrived at Smith Ridge Boat Ramp at 19:11. Once on scene, EMS crew removed Victim from the boat and placed him on a stretcher, before transporting him to Taylor County Regional Hospital. Victim arrived at Taylor County Regional Hospital at 19:54, and due to the amount of swelling in his leg he was flown on to the University of Louisville at 23:17 by Air Evac. While at the University of Louisville Victim underwent surgery to repair a broken right femur.
   According to witness statements, on 05/23/2015 at approximately 18:55, Victim broke his right femur while attempting to wakeboard on Green River Lake.  More specifically Victim was attempting to wakeboard behind the boat at approximate GPS Location N37 16' 44.96” W85 18' 12.93. Witnesses stated that Operator was driving his red and white Mastercraft runabout boat on Green River Lake, heading southwest towards the “cut through”, when the incident occurred. 
   
    The boat was also occupied by two other occupants. According to the statements of these individuals Victim was learning to wakeboard for the first time, and had attempted to get up on the board somewhere between 5 to 7 times, but was unable to get up on plane. According to Victim' statement, on his last attempt to get up on plane his right leg twisted under the water and broke because of the water pressure. 
   
   According to witness statements after Victim had broken his leg, and while still in the water, Victim began to wave his arms to signal that something was wrong.  After the stress signal was recognized, Operator entered the water while occupant took control of the boat.  Operator then pulled Victim up to the boat and assisted him in removing the green and white wakeboard that was still attached to Victim' feet. After removing the wakeboard, Operator then pulled Victim up onto the swim deck of the same boat. At this point the witnesses stated they knew Victim' leg was broken and occupant immediately called 911. Operator then took back over operation of the boat and idled the boat to Smith's Ridge Boat Dock where EMS was waiting.
  
  *CAD Incident: 2015-00007144
  *All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
  * Witnesses ,including Victim himself, stated that Victim had drunk a couple of beers that day; however it is unknown if alcohol was a contributing factor.
  
   