RedactedNarrative: Initial call:
  On August 2, 2016, Rangers were called by Park Service Dispatch regarding a 25 year old female with a spinal cord injury sustained on Lake Powell in Warm Creek Bay near the Castle Rock Cut. The vessel transporting the female was in route to the main ramp of Wahweap Marina.
  
  Action Taken:
  All responding NPS units arrived on scene at 1350 MST and contacted vessel docked at the Wahweap Main Launch Ramp. The injured female was transported by ambulance to Page Emergency Room, with a possible spinal cord injury.
  
  Investigation:
  I spoke with the operator of the vessel and asked if he would provide me a witness statement on the event. OPERATOR stated: "We were boating toward the Cut pulling two people on a tube. Large swells were in our path and I opted to hit them head on and I could not stop in time. The injured (VICTIM) was sitting toward the front of the boat and was thrown in the air, coming down hard on her back". A statement given by a passenger onboard the vessel, confirmed OPERATOR' statement.  Witness stated that "when we hit a large wake from another boat...victim flew off the seat and landed hard on the seat. She seemed to tweak her back and land on her tail bone".
  
  Damages:
  No damages to vessel were reported, nor were any damages visible.
  
  Conclusion:
  When confronted with a large wake generated by an opposing vessel, OPERATOR inadequately maneuvered his vessel to prevent a hard wake impact, which caused VICTIM, who did not adequately brace herself for impact, to sustain an injury to her back.
  