RedactedNarrative: Operator was operating a bass boat on lake adger in polk county nc, and was towing his wife on a tube near the mouth of jackson cove. The channel at this point in the lake is about 50 yards wide. The operator made a sharp turn and the tube victim was riding collided with a rock on the bank of the eastern shoreline. Victim was transported to st lukes hospital by ambulance and was diagnosed with a fractured pelvis. No surgery was required and the physician thought the injury would heal without any further medical procedures. Witnesses say operator had slowed down as he was making the turn, but the tube swung too wide due to the narrow channel, causing collision with the shoreline by the victim being towed on the tube.