RedactedNarrative: On 08/26/2020 at approximately 1440 hours Officer 1 and 2 of the Maryland Natural Resources Police were dispatched to a PWC accident with injury, North of the Verazzano Bridge in the Sinepuxent Bay. We made ready NRP vessel 858 and responded to the Assateague boat ramp to pick up Berlin Fire and EMS personnel. After picking up EMS personnel and their medical supplies we responded to the incident location.
  
  Upon arrival, I observed a female subject later identified as OPERATOR 1, in the water being held up by a male subject, later identified as OPERATOR 2. Both subjects were wearing their PFD’s and appeared to be floating in the water. We told OPERATOR 2 to stand up because he was only in 3.5 feet of water. OPERATOR 2 was able to stand up and hold OPERATOR 1, who was complaining of pain near her pelvis and leg, in a more secure position. EMS personnel jumped in the water and began patient care. I observed white and green PWCs and a subject in an orange vest, indicating this was a rental operation. I signaled for the guide to come to my location. When the guide maneuvered alongside my vessel, I asked what company he was associated with and he stated Rental Company 1. The guide also had two juvenile males on his vessel and they advised they were involved in the accident as well. I told the guide, I needed the information and registration for the PWCs that were involved in the accident. I told him to meet me at the Assateague boat ramp with the PWC information and the juvenile passengers. At that time, a second guide from the rental company arrived on location and assisted Berlin EMS with patient care. That guide later stated he worked with Ocean City Fire and EMS.
  
  Berlin EMS personnel finished back-boarding OPERATOR 1 and brought her over to our vessel. We assisted them with getting her into our vessel and safely securing her to the bow. OPERATOR 2 also climbed aboard my vessel since his PWC was damaged in the accident. We relayed OPERATOR 1, EMS personnel, and the second rental guide to the Assateague Island boat ramp and assisted them with getting her from our vessel to the stretcher on the dock. EMS personnel transported OPERATOR 1 to a nearby landing zone where MSP aviation was standing by. OPERATOR 1 was flown to PRMC in Salisbury, Maryland for her injuries.
  
  A few minutes went by and the guide met me at the Assateague Island boat ramp and provided me with the information I requested. The two juvenile boys boarded my vessel and I began taking everyone’s statement since OPERATOR 2 was the father to one juvenile and custodian to the other. OPERATOR 2 stated his son and him were on a PWC together and was traveling east on the water at a “cruising” speed and made a 180 degree turn to his starboard side. OPERATOR 2 stated after he made the turn he observed OPERATOR 1 and the other juvenile approaching them head-on at a high rate of speed. OPERATOR 2 stated he wasn’t able to take any corrective actions and OPERATOR 1 struck his PWC head-on. OPERATOR 2 stated he fell in the water, then immediately went over to OPERATOR 1 when he observed her floating in the water. The juvenile on OPERATOR 1’s PWC stated she was operating and he was able to jump off before the collision. The same juvenile stated they were “going at least 35-40 MPH.” The same juvenile stated they were operating PWC “#3” and OPERATOR 2 confirmed he was on PWC “#2.” PWC #3 displayed Maryland registration “MD 4622 LB” and PWC #2 displayed Maryland registration “MD 4620 LB.”
  
  After obtaining OPERATOR 2 and the juveniles’ statements, I secured everyone on my vessel and responded across the Sinepuxent Bay to the location of the damaged PWCs. Both PWCs had major bow damage and would have to be removed by the PWC rental company. The guide from the rental company pulled the PWCs up further on the beach area to secure them until they could be removed. He climbed back aboard my vessel and we started back to drop off OPERATOR 2, the juveniles, and the guide.
  Once we arrived at Rental Company 1, I told OPERATOR 2 I would be in touch with the report number for him and OPERATOR 1. Once everyone was off of my vessel I cleared that location and returned to service.
  
  On 08/30/2020 at approximately 1300 hours I responded to Rental Company 1 to get insurance information and damage estimates on the PWCs. The manager on duty stated she would gather the information and call me with it later that day. A short time later the manager called me and stated PWC #3 was a total loss and would cost approximately $9,000 to replace and PWC #2 would cost approximately $3,500 to fix.
  
  Cleared without further incident.
  
  All the above events occurred in Worcester County, Maryland.
  