RedactedNarrative: Watercraft was pulling a barefoot skier on a boom. The counter weight boom struck something in the water causing the boat to tip. The skier was able to release and the operator was struck in the back by something in the boat. The boat took on water and the operator was still in the boat as it capsized. The operator became entangled in cables and cut up his hands while freeing himself. When the operator surfaced, the right gunwale of the boat bounced and hit him on top of the head. The operator was able to get back to the surface and was pulled to shore by witnesses. The operator was taken to the hospital by private vehicle where he was treated for his injuries, including fractures to a vertebrae. The watercraft was righted and removed from the water.