RedactedNarrative: On May 30, 2022 I (Corporal of the Maryland Natural Resources Police) was on duty in the area of the Ocean City Inlet located in Worcester County, Maryland. Officer First Class of the same agency was with me on vessel patrol when we overheard a call on the VHF for a person in the water in the Sinepuxent Bay around 3:15 P.M. We quickly initiated our emergency equipment and made our way south while dispatch attempted to get a better location.
  
       We arrived on scene to multiple personal watercrafts (PWC) in the area of the Sinepuxent Bay about halfway between Frontier Town and the Verrazano Bridge. On one of the PWC’s was 4 or 5 people hanging on. One person was a male who was halfway laid across the back of the PWC on his back. My initial observation was that he was a Hispanic male in his early twenties with a nose ring. He was later identified. The primary survey of the patient was that he was unconscious, breathing irregularly, a small laceration to the face, a large laceration (X2) to the left leg, possible broken leg, a broken left arm, and possible broken ribs. Several of the PWC riders from the group tour and a good samaritan from a nearby vessel helped me load Operator2 into our patrol vessel. Once loaded, I applied a tourniquet to his left leg in an attempt to stop the bleeding and applied combat gauze to the lower wounds as well. OFC1, the good Samaritan and I continued south with Operator2 to Assateague State Park where EMS was on standby.
  
      Once at the marina we were met by EMS and offloaded the patient into an ambulance while waiting for aviation to land. I helped EMS for some time while subject became combative with paramedics who were trying to help him. Around 4:00 P.M. OFC1 and I got back on our vessel and started north to get the details of the incident from the witnesses who were going back to the rental area at Dorchester Street Jet Skis. On the way we recognized one of the rental ski’s to be drifting up against the marsh near the accident location. It displayed MD 106 LB as the registration and had port/bow damage. We were able to make contact with one of the tour guides who was enroute to tow this vessel back to Dorchester street.
  
       We arrived at Dorchester Street Jet Skis around 4:08 P.M. and at 4:19 P.M. Operator2 was pronounced dead by EMS. We began to collect witness statement from all parties involved. There were 6 PWC’s on this guided trip during the incident. Our preliminary investigation revealed that Operator2 was operating the PWC by himself. One of his friends was operating another PWC with another as the passenger. Operator1 stated that V1 occupant fell off while they were underway. He began to turn the vessel around to retrieve her and collided with Operator2 virtually head on.
  
       Due to the severity of the incident Operator1 was required to take an intoximeter test. He cooperated with every step of the process and was found to not be intoxicated at the time of the test at 6:24 P.M. He was then transported back to Dorchester Street where his other friends were still waiting to hear the patient status. Corporal met with all parties involved and informed them of the loss of life. Operator2’ parents were notified in person by assisting officers at their residence just prior to this.
  
       Arrangements were made with the PWC owner and both PWC’s were trailered out of the water to our Johnson Office for processing. Sgt. assisted in this process while other investigating officers conducted an accident reconstruction. The investigation is being turned over to the Maryland Natural Resource Police Special Operations Department for further review.On 05/30/2022, at approximately 3:15 pm, I, Sgt.  (Maryland Natural Resources Police) was on patrol when communications advised of a boat accident in the area of the Sinepuxent Bay.  I responded to the Frontier Town boat ramp at approximately 3:25 pm and attempted to locate the accident.  The first responding Officers advised that the victim was being transported by vessel to the Assateague boat ramp where EMS was to stage. I then responded to the parking lot of the Assateague boat ramp and began to clear pedestrians and vehicles so that a landing zone could be established for the medevac that had been requested and was enroute.   Once the ambulance arrived, the victim was transferred from the patrol vessel to the ambulance which staged awaiting the medevac.  The medevac landed in the parking lot and flight medics immediately entered the ambulance to evaluate the victim. 
  
  At 4:15 pm, I was notified by EMS personnel that the victim had died of his injuries.  After advising the appropriate NRP personnel, I responded back to the Frontier Town boat ramp where at that time, one of the jet skis involved in the accident was located.  I observed the Sea Doo GTX Pro 130 bearing MD registration "MD 106 LB" to be partially submerged, tied to a piling at the ramp.  The vessel had extensive damage to the hull and photographs were taken.  After coordination with Sgt. (NRP), it was decided that I would seize the vessel based on the fatal boating accident so that investigators could complete their investigation.  Sgt. said that an owner of the company which the rental skis belonged to was bringing a double jet ski trailer to my location for transport. 
  
  At 5:04 pm, subject2 arrived at the ramp pulling a load rite trailer (no identifying markings or registration).  The ski, which was still partially submerged, was righted and loaded onto the trailer.  After loading was complete, Sgt. advised that the other jet ski would be towed by Officers to the Ocean City commercial harbor boat ramp.  I advised SUBJECT2 that both vessels and trailer was to be seized, until the completion of the investigation.  SUBJECT2 was advised to follow my patrol vehicle, which at that time had the trailer and jet ski in tow, to the commercial harbor ramp at which time I would issue him a seizure slip for the items.  
  
  At approximately 6:00 pm, I arrived at the Ocean City commercial harbor boat ramp and took possession of the other jet ski from Ofc. (NRP).  The vessel was identified as a Sea Doo GTX Pro 130 bearing MD registration "MD 110 LB" and also had extensive damage from the accident.  Ofc. also gave me the victims PFD (w/ safety lanyard) so it could be analyzed by the investigators.  I loaded the jet ski onto the trailer and issued SUBJECT2 a seizure slip for the items.  
  
  The trailer, vessels and life jacket were transported to the Johnson Office were I was met by Cpl. (NRP Investigator) at approximately 7:16 pm.  Shortly thereafter, Cpl. (NRP Investigator) arrived on scene and both investigators began photographing and documenting the items.  Upon completion, all items were placed into evidence at the Johnson Office per policy and procedure.  
  Nothing further to report.
  