RedactedNarrative: On January 4th, 2021, I, Officer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), was on water patrol in Monroe County, Florida. I was driving a marked patrol vessel and wearing my state issued duty uniform. I was patrolling the area of Boca Chica Channel when I was advised by FWC dispatch of a boating accident with injuries at approximately 1411 hours. 
  
  I arrived at Opal Key Resort and Marina at approximately 1416 hours, and met with the witnesses and personal watercraft (PWC) tour guide. The injured party had been taken by ambulance to the Lower Keys Medical Center in Stock Island. 
  
  The tour had been going on for around an hour and they were headed to the Atlantic side of Key West. Operator1 was the last in the line of seven PWCs, operating #59 in Fury’s fleet, FL1767RV, registered to Fury Management INC. All the guests were following the three tour guides in a line at around 30-35mph. 
  
  Subject1 sped up to the front of the line to take pictures as the guests came by, leaving Operator1 to follow the others. Subject1 realized that the seventh PWC was missing and headed back to locate her. He found operator1 in the mangroves (N24 33.8362, W81 43.0547) but on the PWC, with a gash on her neck. The PWC was turned off.  
  
  Operator1 stated that when she drove into the mangroves she lost consciousness and woke up in the water. She got back on the PWC, stood up, and then threw up. Subject1 came back and asked if she could drive, but she was unable to. After a few minutes, they placed Operator1 between two others and they drove back to Opal Key Resort & Marina. She was then taken to the hospital and received treatment. She sustained minor injuries and was released that same day.
  
  After looking at all the evidence and damage, I concluded that the accident was caused by operator’s lack of experience operating a PWC along with the speed they were travelling. She was unable to veer away from the mangroves and continued straight into them.
  
  She sustained minor injuries to her neck, face, and hand.   The impact caused contusions to form on her face and minor lacerations to her hand. She also had a small piece of mangrove that punctured her neck, but only needed a few stitches once it was removed.  She was released the same day.
  