RedactedNarrative: On 06/28/20 around 5:00pm, vessel 1 was being operated in the area between navigational markers h2 and h4 in hicks creek (commonly know as state park cove) upon the waters of lake norman. 
  
  Vessel 1 was positioned towards the west side of the creek, and traveling north towards the nc state park ramp at a speed of approximately 40 mph. As the operator was nearing another vessel on the water, he began to make a gradual left turn.
  
   As the vessel maneuvered and took on a new bearing/heading, the operator failed to see an approaching wave/wake (oriented south west to north east) in time to take preventative action. As vessel 1 struck the wave/wake, the operator became airborne while holding on to the handlebars, the vessel canted clockwise, then the operator came down and his lower back struck the left side/gunwale of the vessel. After falling in/on the vessel, the operator left/fell from the vessel. The operator was transported by ems to the hospital where he was treated for injuries to his lower back.
  