RedactedNarrative: On August 23, 2020 at approximately 1800 hours, I, Marine Enforcement Officer, was on patrol at Elephant Butte Lake in a marked patrol boat and wearing my division issued uniform. I was dispatched by Sierra County Regional Dispatch Authority (SCRDA) to a head injury and PWC accident on the east side of Rattlesnake Island. 
  
  When I arrived, I observed a man sitting on the beach with people around him. The victim was holding the left side of his face. When I approached the victim, I noticed blood coming from the side of his face that he was holding. I observed 2 lacerations to his face and left ear. 
  
  The victim said he and his 2 friends were riding on a PWC when they suddenly turned and were thrown off. When he came back up from the water, he had sharp pains on the left side of his face. His friends then dragged him alongside another PWC to shore where there were people ready to help him. 
  
  I retrieved my first aid kit and treated the victim's injuries while Marine Enforcement Officer who was also on scene, requested EMS. I then wrapped the victim's head with gauze, covering both lacerations. The victim was alert and aware of what was happening and said he was not in any other pain other than his ear. The victim was able to answer all my questions but did not know what he had hit when he was thrown from the PWC. When Sierra Vista Hospital EMS arrived, they took over patient care and transported the victim to the hospital. MEO was interviewing witnesses and gathering statements during this time. 
  
  I informed the victim's family what had happened at their camp and retrieved some of the victim's property. I then went to Sierra Vista Hospital to give the victim his property and cleared myself from the call. 
  
  MEO stated that he interviewed the other passenger and PWC Operator. Occupant1 stated they he and the victim started swaying side to side and the PWC turned suddenly throwing them off into the water. The operator stated that the PWC started swaying left to right causing him to lose control and make a hard turn throwing everyone off. MEO also ran the registration of the PWC with SCRDA. MEO provided a supplemental report and witness statements. 
  
  Based on my investigation and information other officers gathered at the scene, the victim received an injury to his face and ear as a result of being thrown from the PWC he was riding on. I was unable to determine what caused the injury to the victim and no other PWC occupants reported any injuries. The uninjured passenger stated that he and the victim were leaning side to side and that is the likely cause of the operator to turn sharply into a wake and lose control of the PWC. 
  
  The registration on the PWC did not have a return and the PWC was released prior to establishing ownership. The operator stated it was borrowed and he did not know who the owner was. The registration numbers have been sent to NM MVD for further investigation. I followed up with the victim a few days later and he stated that he received stiches, was treated for a possible concussion and was released.
  