RedactedNarrative: Single occupant PWC accident.  PWC exploded.
   
  Operator was operating a PWC on Lake Ann.  OPERATOR was attempting to start the vessel when it exploded.  The force of the explosion threw OPERATOR into the air. He landed on the PWC before falling in the water, sustaining injuries to his back and laceration on his head.
  
  Neighbors heard the explosion arrived to see the PWC on fire and OPERATOR trying to swim to shore.  The neighbors dowsed the PWC with water to suppress the fire.  EMS arrived and transported OPERATOR to Trinity Medical Center in Trinity, FL.
  
  I interviewed OPERATOR before he was transported.  He stated he had been riding early in the morning and had gone out to ride some more when the accident happened.  The PWC wasn't starting, and he was drifting when it exploded.
  