RedactedNarrative: On July 18,2017 I responded to University of Maryland Shore Medical Center located in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland in reference to a vessel accident. When I arrived I spoke with the victim explained that earlier on July 18 she and her daughter’s friend were tubing behind her husband’s pontoon boat with Delaware registration "DL 09815 X." Subject’s husband was operating the boat, and subject’s fifteen year old daughter was acting as an observer. The Subject’s four year old son was also onboard the vessel. The water was extremely calm and there was no other vessel traffic on the water.
  
   They had planned to stop tubing and anchor out in front of Duck Neck Campground. Instead around 1345 hrs they observed a vessel traveling up the river throwing a wake. Since their ride had been primarily calm, they decided to continue tubing and ride over the wake. At that time Subject was thrown from the tube. Subject remembers that her personal floatation device (PFD) rode a little high as she entered the water on her right side. Subject is not sure if it was the impact on the water or the force on her personal floatation device that caused the pain in the area of her right ribcage. Subject entered the vessel and attempted relax in a comfortable position while they anchored out, so the juveniles could swim. Subject stated that her pain was so great that she was having trouble moving, that is when they came to shore so the juveniles could walk to short distance to their house and Operator could bring her to the hospital. Subject was still receiving imaging of her side when I left the hospital but it is believed that she badly bruised or fractured her rib(s). 
  
   Operator, who was the other adult on the vessel, was operating the vessel at the time, so he did not witness what occurred. Operator just explained that his fifteen year old daughter told him that Subject was off the tube and to circle around. At the time of the incident, Operator stated that the vessel was traveling down river towards Chestertown in the middle of the river, just south of the “S” turn. Operator also explained that the vessel was traveling at approximately twenty knots.
  
   This case is considered closed with no evidence suggesting that there is anyone at fault. 
  
   All events occurred in Kent County, Maryland.
  