RedactedNarrative: On July 4th, USCG personnel conducted a SAR mission to assist Operator who was reported injured by a passerby. Operator was operating a personal watercraft while jumping the wakes of nearby vessels when he landed and impacted the vessels handlebars with his face. Operator was seen to have a laceration on his forehead and was unable to move. Operator was removed from the personal watercraft and transported to an ambulance. The ambulance rushed Operator to Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. Operator suffered multiple fractured vertebrae and is current in the ICU.
  
  An interview to obtain the full details of the accident is scheduled.
  