RedactedNarrative: On 12 August, 2018 at approximately 1720 hours operator was operating a PWC westbound in the Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of Ono Island.  Two people were both on another PWC operated by Subject riding together with Operator on that day.  Subject advised they were racing back to Boggy Point boat launch from Ft McRee (FL) where they had ridden to earlier.  Subject advised he looked back and saw Operator had fallen off of his PWC.  They turned around to respond to his location and found Operator face down in the water.  
  Subject advised he got off his PWC and turned Operator face up and wedged his body under Operator to assist in keeping Operator''s face up.  Other boats in the area responded to the scene as well to assist with Operator. A pontoon vessel was reported on scene to assist, but no information was gathered from them.  Two people assisted and were the ones that pulled Operator onto their transom and transported him to OBFD medics.  He was placed on a backboard and transported by ambulance to the Ono Island Community Center where he was transferred to Air Care 1 air ambulance which transported the subject to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.  The PWC was operated back to Boggy Point ramp and placed onto it''s trailer, so no mechanical faults were noted.
  
  There is no definitive reason why Operator fell off / was ejected from his PWC.  Both watercraft were moving at a high rate of speed, in excess of 50 mph. It took several minutes for the rescuers to get Operator on to a vessel to be transported to the nearest pier.  It also took some time for first responders to locate the incident as they were given vague directions in the beginning until further callers could identify the location.
  