RedactedNarrative: Vessel was traveling in an area between Forney Creek and Point 9 on Fontana Lake. Operator was pulling a female skier behind vessel. The vessel was producing a wake and the skier was wake surfing behind vessel. The vessel was traveling around 10 mph. The skier had some slack come into the rope that she was holding while wake surfing. The slack that was let out caused the skier to pull the rope having a T bar attached to the right side of her body and up around the neck area. As the skier done this, the slack was taken back up and she was pulled forward and her neck was hyper extended. She complained of neck pain and was transported by the boat to Almond Boat Park. As a precaution, the injured skier was transported by a helicopter to Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC where she was checked out and released. She had pain and stiffness to the neck for a few days but is feeling better at this time. The Skier was wearing a Type III personal flotation device and there was no alcohol involved in this accident.
   