RedactedNarrative: On the above date and time I was dispatched to the area of the C and D Canal in between Summit Bridge and Chesapeake City Bridge for a subject that fell off of a jet ski and was experiencing back pain. We went underway on MP Bravo. When we arrived on scene Middletown Fire Department was attempting to place the subject on a backboard and lift him up onto the canal banks to get him into the ambulance. 
  
  Operator was travelling with 3 other subjects on jet skis. One of the subjects advised that they were heading back towards New Jersey and when they looked back they saw Operator’s jet ski without Operator on it. They stated that Operator must have hit a wake and fell off of his jet ski. They said that his legs were going numb when he was in the water and he was complaining of back pain. The EMTs were able to secure Operator on a backboard and get him onto land. OFC was on land with the EMTs and advised that Operator would be airlifted to Christiana ER (CER) by Delaware State Police Trooper.
  
  At this time, SGT advised that she would go to CER to interview Operator. SGT advised that Operator could not say what had happened. He stated he was “going home” (heading east returning to New Jersey) “when I must have turned too sharp" and fell off of the jet ski. Operator was unable to provide any
  more information as to what happened. He was taken to a restricted area in the hospital before further questioning. On 08/05/2021 I made contact with the New Jersey State Police Maritime Unit in order to obtain additional information about Operator's jet ski and obtained a phone number for Operator.
  
  On 08/06/2021 I made contact with Operator via telephone. He advised that he fractured his L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 vertebrae and broke a rib. Operator advised that he was in the hospital for 3 days and was unsure who his primary doctor was. He also advised that he was unsure how fast he was going when he fell off of his jet ski.
  