RedactedNarrative: On 7/1/16, a vessel was pulling a wakeboarder at the turn in the back of the cove located near hickory cove ln on smith mountain lake. Victim was attempting to jump a wake from left to right. Victim landed with the weight on her right leg, causing the board to dig into the water. Victim landed face first toward the water; the back of the board came around and struck the left side of her head .this caused a puncture wound behind the left ear and also a laceration to the left ear. Victim was transported by a personal vehicle to roanoke memorial hospital. She received stitches to her left ear and was released.