RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at approximately 3:41 PM, U.S. National Park (NPS) Service Park Ranger contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Lake Worth Regional Communication Center (LWRCC) in reference to a boating accident with injury that occurred in the vicinity of Caesar’s Creek, Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, FL. 
  
  According to U.S. Park Ranger, at approximately 12:42 PM a small recreational vessel with five (5) occupants on board approached him and two other officers and reported that there was an injured passenger on board that required medical assistance. 
  
  According to the reports provided (attached to this report) by U.S. Park Rangers the initial version of events placed a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat as the vessel that created the large wake that caused the victim to injure his back. However, when I individually interviewed three of the occupants of the vessel on November 30, 2020 and on December 1, 2020 none of the persons interviewed were able to describe the U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat. 
  
  On Monday, December 30, 2020 I was able to interview Victim at Jackson South Medical Center with FWC Officer. During the interview Victim provided a sworn written statement, a seating diagram that placed him on the port bow of the vessel, and a recorded statement. All these documents are attached to this report. Victim stated the following information:
  
  - The day began when his son’s friend picked up his son and him. 
  - The trip began at Black Point and they headed for Sand’s Cut, but ¾ of the way they noticed issues with the vessel not running right. 
  - They pulled up to a nearby dock to inspect the vessel and discovered water in the bilge. 
  - They waited for the bilge pumps to pump the water out and headed toward Black Point Marina. 
  - As they left the pass and picked up speed everyone was sent to the front area of the boat in case that more water comes in. 
  - Suddenly, a 40’ vessel created a large wake that sent Victim 5’ in the air two times, which he managed to land sitting down, the third time he landed on his side. 
  - After the incident the boat returned to the dock and made contact with NPS which provided assistance. 
  
  - On November 29 he and his passengers went out on his boat and were heading back to Black Point Marina from Adam’s Key. As they were returning through the channel with markers 27 and 28 on both sides and headed westbound a large yacht came flying through the channel making a large wake. 
  - This wake caused Victim to lift and fall on the front of the boat injuring his back. As soon as they noticed Victim was injured, they turned around and headed back towards the patrol vessels in the area (NPS). NPS requested air medical transport to a local hospital. 
  - The incident occurred between 1:00 and 2:00 PM.
  - The yacht that caused the wake was a recreational vessel, white in color, double decker, approximately 40-50’ long with at least five (5) passengers onboard. 
  
  - They left Black Point Marina towards Caesar’s Creek with the intention of spending the day fishing. But the boat began to take on water and they stopped at Adam’s Key to pump the water out. 
  - Due to the issues with water intrusion they decided to h
  