RedactedNarrative: On Monday September 4, 2017, I, Officers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), was on state water patrol in Hillsborough County, Florida. At approximately 1400 hours Ofc. and I were patrolling the north end of the Courtney Campbell Causeway when we noticed EMS pull into the boat ramp parking lot with their red lights and sirens activated. Ofc and I drove a short distance to the boat ramp by boat to see if we could provide assistance to the EMS personnel.
  
  While on scene Tampa EMS was treating a man who was laying in the water on the boat ramp. During the time EMS was treating the man in the water, they asked the victim what happened and he stated to them that he fell off of a jet ski. The victim was complaining that his back was hurting really bad and that he had trouble feeling his legs. EMS got the victim stabilized and that is when I identified the man. Operator stated to me that he was test driving a jet ski (FL 3897 PE) that he was going to buy when he hit a wave and lost control and fell of the jet ski. Operator hit the water a few times and came up out of the water and had really bad back pain.
  
  He said that two teenagers on other jet skis saw what happened to him and came over to his location to help him. That is when one of the teenagers pulled Operator to shore and the other towed the jet ski back to the boat ramp. At the boat ramp with Operator was subject who was the gentleman who was selling the jet ski to Operator. Subject stated to me that he did not see what happened to Operator but saw him when he was towed back to shore and found out what happened to him. 
  
  Operator was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital where he was treated for his injuries. I spoke with Operator on the phone on September 5, 2017 and he stated to me that he broke his back and that he was going to have surgery to repair the damage done when he fell off the jet ski. Operator stated that he did not hit an object in the water or any other vessel. The was no damage on the jet ski whatsoever. Ofc. and I tried to locate the two teenagers who witnessed the accident and towed Operator back to shore, but we were not successful as they had already left the scene when we arrived. 
  
  A few days later I received a phone call from Operator stating that he remembered that he hit another jet ski on the starboard side of the vessel that he was on. He also stated that he was going approximately 60 mph when he hit the other jet ski. I asked Operator why he changed his story and the day of the accident he stated to me that he fell off the jet ski he was test driving. Operator stated to me that he remembered what happened to him after he was treated at the hospital.
  
  I then went to the house of Subject who was selling the jet ski to Operator. At the house I observed the jet ski that Subject was test driving. I did not see any damage to the jet ski whatsoever. I documented the jet ski with pictures.   
  
  On September 20, 2017, I received another phone call from Operator. He asked me if I had found the other jet ski that he hit on the day of his accident. I asked him again why he changed his original story from the day of  the accident. He stated to me that he just remembered that he hit another jet ski. I told him that I did not see any damage on the jet ski that he was test driving and that his new story did not match up with the evidence on the jet ski. 
  
  No citations were issued, and it is my belief through my training and experience that there is no way possible Operator hit another jet ski at 60mph and no damage was done at all. Also, there were no other complaints from any other jet skis that day about being in an accident with a red jet ski.
  
  No further action taken at this time.
  
  