RedactedNarrative: On August 8, 2019, at approximately 5:00 pm I, Sgt, was contacted by DNR Communications to respond to AGH (Atlantic General Hospital) for a female subject that was injured while on a vessel. I responded and met with the female victim’s husband and the owner/ operator of the boat she was on.
  
  The victim was currently sleeping due to the pain medication and muscle relaxers the medical staff had given her. Husband explained the series of events that led up to her injury. He explained that they were traveling south in the Isle of Wight Bay, approaching 2nd street in the main channel. He was operating a 23 ft World Cat and his wife was sitting up on one of the bow seats. As they slowed down due to traffic a large, 65ft plus, sport fishing style boat was traveling north and accelerating out of the draw bridge area. Due to its size and heavy current, it was drawling a large wake. He was unable to provide me the vessel name, but he stated that the wake was not excessive in relation to the other vessels of similar size transiting the area at the time.
  
  As they went over the wake, Victim, who was seated did not brace herself or sit up off of the seat. The force of the vessel coming back down on the other side of the wake caused her back to tight up and spasm. He explained that she had fallen over the winter on the ice was having issues with her back since then. He operated the vessel over to a private pier at 8th Street and Edgewater Ave and called 911 for EMS. Ocean City Fire Department transported her to AGH.
  
  Their daughter was also on the vessel at the time of the accident and confirmed the story.  She was seated directly across from victim at the time of the accident.
  
  Due to the preexisting injury and the fact that none of the other occupants were injured, I found the operator to NOT be at fault for any wrongdoing. No charges will be issued in this case.
  