RedactedNarrative: On October 25, 2022 at approximately 6 p.m. Operator was traveling on the Wanda Canal in the Atchafalaya Basin near Catahoula. Operator was on the jetski with 4 other individuals when he failed to negotiate a turn and collided with a cypress stump. 
  
  Upon impact Operator's son, who was seated in front of Operator, was smashed between Operator and the steering column of the jetski. After the collision they attempted to continue down the Wanda Canal towards the Penatac and back out to the river to head to the Butte La Rose landing where they launched from. 
  
  Operator and his family became stuck in the Penatec Canal due to the low water levels in the basin and called St. Martin Sheriff Dispatch/911 at approximately 6:44 p.m. for a water rescue. Operator's son was checked out by EMS at the Catahoula landing for a possible broken arm but they said there was no break. No alcohol is suspected to have been involved in the incident. All 5 occupants of the jetski wore their PFD's and the engine cutoff lanyard was used.
  