RedactedNarrative: On saturday may 26, 2018 around 11:45 am, a boating incident occurred on badin lake at the old north state club marina in the town of new london, in montgomery county.  The incident occurred across from waterton lane at the old north state club at uwharrie point.  The vessel involved in the incident is a 22 foot 2018 super air nautique multi-sport.  The female passenger injured as a result of this incident is victim, the wife of owner.  Victim was sitting in the middle passenger seat on the port-side of the vessel at the time of the incident.  Victim fractured her wrist while attempting to stop the vessel from colliding with the marina dock.  This occurred when the operator of the vessel, operator, son of owner, was attempting to dock the vessel. 
  
  Operator was attempting to park the vessel at the last dock on the southern end of the old north state club marina.  Operator stated that the vessel was traveling under 10 mph and was drifting towards the dock.  As the vessel was approaching the dock, the wind caused the vessel to glide towards the dock at a speed that would cause an impact to the port side of the vessel.   Victim, attempted to prevent the vessel from striking the dock by reaching out with her left hand in a supine position.  As a result of victim attempt to stop the momentum of the vessel, her left wrist was injured, and an audible snapping noise was heard by another passenger. 
  
  The vessel was then tied to the dock and emergency personnel were notified.   First responders arrived at the old north state club marina around 12:05 pm.  Victim was transported to stanly regional hospital where she was examined and treated for a dislocated and fractured left wrist.  Victim was released from stanly regional hospital within a couple of hours.   I spoke with owner by phone on friday june 1, 2018 around 03:10 pm.   He stated that victim had surgery on her left wrist to fix a fractured bone and the surgeon also had to repair extensive damage to the blood vessels in her left wrist. 
  
  It appears that the momentum of the vessel and the attempt to prevent damage to the vessel by victim caused her wrist to be injured while reaching out to grab the dock.  This resulted in a fractured wrist and blood vessel damage.   This appears to be a judgement error by the occupant and inexperience of the operator with docking a vessel.   All required safety items were accounted for and victim was the only occupant injured in this boating incident.   Alcohol and/or drugs was not a factor in this incident.  No one was charged as a result of this boating incident and there was no damage to the vessel or any other property.
  
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