RedactedNarrative: Impaired minor passenger falls off the back of a persona water craft operated by his father.
  I was dispatched to a call for a vessel accident at Dockside Inn Marina in Ft Pierce.  The operator of the personal watercraft  had his fifteen year old son on the back as a passenger. The operator stated that they had left the island referred to as "Rope Swing Island" when it was getting dark to make their way back to the North Causeway boat ramp where their vehicle was parked.  The operator stated that he had been drinking and that earlier  he left his son at rope swing island with friends while he was riding the PWC.  While on the island the juvenile consumed a large amount of alcohol which was confirmed by medical staff at Lawnwood Medical Center. Just before dark the operator stated he went back to the island to pick up his son.  On the trip back to North Causeway boat ramp they passed their destination and ended up in the Ft Pierce Inlet. The juvenile fell off the PWC and the operator turned back to get him.  The juvenile was unresponsive and the operator pulled him over to the PWC but was unable to get him back on board.  By this time the were both in the water drifting near the United States Coast Guard Station and the operator screamed for help.  The Coast Guard responded and was able to get the two ashore in the vicinity of the Dockside Inn Marina next to On The Edge Restaurant.  The juvenile was unresponsive but breathing.  EMS transported the juvenile to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center for treatment. He was determined to be intoxicated and suffering minor hypothermia.  The operator stated they were in the water approximately and hour.  The operator was placed under arrest by Ft Pierce Police Dept and charged with operating a vessel while impaired. and operating PWC more than half an hour after sunset.  The vessel had no visible signs of damage.; VICTIM admitted to hospital unresponsive but breathing due to alcohol consumption and hypothermia.  A full recovery is expected according to hospital staff
  