RedactedNarrative: On 8/20/20 at 11:28AM, Officer 1 responded to a PWC related accident On Deep Creek Lake near land address 2979 Lake Shore Drive Oakland, Maryland 21550. The victim was reported in the water and unconscious. EMS, Officer 3, Officer 2 and Officer 1, arrived on scene at 11:38AM.
  
  The victim Operator 1 was sitting on the back of Good Samaritan 1’s PWC about 100 feet away from dock number 64834. Good Samaritan 1 was holding Operator 1 in an upright position on the swim platform of his PWC. Operator 1 was regaining consciousness. Officer 3 assisted to hold Operator 1 upright while Officer 3 picked up the paramedic and I from dock number 64834. Officer 2 and the paramedic placed Operator 1 into NRP vessel 725 to be taken to shore. Once at dock number 64834 Operator 1 was taken to Garrett Regional Medical Center by Garrett Rescue squad Ambulance 11 for further evaluation at 11:50AM. Operator 1 was conscious but had no memory of the event that had just occurred.
  
  I asked Good Samaritan 1 what he observed. Good Samaritan 1 stated he was on a separate PWC traveling to the east. Good Samaritan 1 stated Operator 1 was operating his PWC the same direction at approximately 70 MPH when he struck a small boat wake. Good Samaritan 1 stated the PWC turned slightly and Operator 1 fell off the side into the water. Good Samaritan 1 stopped to see if Operator 1 was ok, and realized Operator 1 was not responding to conversation.  Operator 1 was floating with his head going in and out of the water. Good Samaritan 1 grabbed Operator 1 and placed him on the back of his PWC. Operator 1 started to regain consciousness while sitting on the back of Operator 1’s PWC. 
     
  I asked Witness 1 who was operating a separate PWC in the same group with Operator 1. Witness 1 stated he observed Operator 1 operating his PWC at a higher rate of speed when he hit a boat wave. Witness 1 stated Operator 1 fell off the PWC into the water. Witness 1 drove over to see if he was ok. Witness 1 noticed Operator 1 was not responding to questions and stopped to help Good Samaritan 1 get Operator 1 on the back of Good Samaritan 1’s PWC.
  
  At approximately 12:45PM I responded to Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland. I made contact with Operator 1. I asked him if he remembered anything that had happened from his PWC incident. Operator 1 still had no recollection of what had happened. Operator 1’s injury diagnosis was a closed head injury and neck strain. Operator 1 was released from Garrett Regional Medical Center at approximately 4:30PM I issued Operator 1 a warning for negligent operation of a vessel. 
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  All of the above occurred in Garrett County Maryland.
  