RedactedNarrative: On July 19, 2021 at approximately 4:10 pm, Maryland Natural Resources Police, received a call for a boating accident involving an individual who fell while tubing at Camp. Kent County EMS was dispatched to attend to VICTIM 1 who was complaining of back pain after falling off the tube.
  I arrived on scene at approximately 4:30pm, and the ambulance was transporting VICTIM 1 to University of Maryland Shore Medical at Chestertown in Chestertown, MD. I went to the camp office to speak with the waterfront activities manager as well as the vessel operator and tubing observer that were on the vessel at the time of the incident. The vessel operator was OPERATOR 1. He stated that they were using the camp vessel named "The Salmon" (MD 9638 CD) and there were two individuals on the vessel, including himself, and two individuals on the tube they were towing behind the vessel. All individuals were wearing PFDs at the time of the incident. The weather was clear with only a small amount of chop and only one other vessel on the water nearby. 
  OPERATOR 1 stated they were making a U-turn out front of Beach, the most southerly camp beach, and heading north on the bay back towards the main beach, traveling at about 3500 RPMs and an estimated speed of a little over 20 knots. OPERATOR 1 stated the observer, notified him that one of the tubers, VICTIM 1, had fallen off the tube during the turn. Observer stated that she was riding on the right side of the tube on her stomach, seemed to have lost her grip, and then fell off the side of the tube. OPERATOR 1 circled back to pick up VICTIM 1, who stated that she was having notable back pain and felt her back crack when she fell. They took her back to the main camp beach where camp nurse staff met them to assess VICTIM 1's injuries, which based on her pain level, they decided to call for EMS as a precaution.
  I later went to the hospital to speak with VICTIM 1 directly. She was able to move well and stated the pain in her back had subsided mostly but now her neck was sore. The doctors had completed one set of back x-rays that showed nothing was broken but ordered a second set for her neck since her pain was stronger there at this time. They seemed to believe her injuries were muscular. She explained that she had been on three tubing runs prior to the accident and was tired when she lost her grip and fell off the tube the last time. She felt her feet go up toward her head and her back crack at the time of the accident. VICTIM 1 was in good spirits and appeared normal otherwise.
  Based on all interviews, no violations occurred during the incident and all proper safety precautions were taken.
  All events occurred in Kent County.
  Cleared without further incident.
  